Cameron Parish Photos


Part of Cameron’s persona is it’s ability to withstand all that nature throws our way.  Hurricanes Audrey and Rita devesitated our home, but the people stood strong and are rebuilding more and more each day. 

In 2008, three years after Rita, Hurricane Ike came ashore and brought a 22-foot (6.7 m) storm surge, which was far worse than Rita’s 10-foot (3.0 m) surge. Nearly every square inch of the coastline in that area was flooded heavily, with surge and floodwaters reaching 60 miles inland, as far north as Lake Charles. In Cameron Parish the communities of Cameron, Holly Beach, Hackberry, Johnson Bayou, Creole, and Grand Chenier were essentially destroyed. Hundreds of people had to be rescued from rooftops, including 363 people who were rescued by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Search and Rescue teams in conjunction with the Louisiana National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard.

 Check out the links below to see what the people of Cameron Parish had to overcome and why we are some of the hardest working people in Louisiana!

Hurricane Audrey

Hurricane Rita