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December 14, 2022 LDH confirms one storm-related death in St. Charles Parish
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, -
The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed one storm-related death in St. Charles Parish.
The St. Charles Parish coroner reports that a 56-year-old female died after a tornado destroyed her house in the Killona area.
Earlier today, LDH confirmed thedeaths of a 30-year-old female and her 8-year-old son, who died of blunt force trauma after a tornado destroyed their home in Caddo Parish.
This brings the total number of confirmed Louisiana storm-related deaths due to this storm event to 3 at this time.