CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 09:30 am
The Knights of Columbus have pledged to donate $150,000 to a Louisiana diocese badly hit by Hurricane Laura.
On Friday, the Catholic fraternal organization announced they would send assistance to the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana, which suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Laura last week. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall in western Louisiana on early Wednesday morning, resulting in ten deaths and up to $12 billion in damage in Louisiana and Texas.
"This donation is only the first step in our efforts to help with recovery," Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, stated on Friday.
Bishop Glen John Provost of Lake Charles stated his gratitude for the Knights' assistance, noting that the devastation wrought by the storm was "enormous."