Dealers brace as Hurricane Laura blasts Louisiana

August 25, 2020 04:58 PM

Automotive retailers on the Gulf Coast closed their operations and braced for Hurricane Laura, which blasted Lake Charles, La., on Thursday with winds of about 150 mph, The Weather Channel reported.

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