Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

News November 22, 2024

LQHBA Office Still Experiencing Power Outages

Louisiana took a direct hit last week from the Category 4 Hurricane Laura.

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ALEXANDRIA, LA—SEPTEMBER 2, 2020—Bruce Salard, Executive Director of the LQHBA, said the association's office in Alexandra, Louisiana is still experiencing power outages due to the impact of Hurricane Laura last week.

"Although the office is open, the phone and internet are continuing to experience outages," Salard says.

Hurricane Laura, which was a 150-mph Category 4 major hurricane at landfall near Cameron in Southwest Louisiana, was still packing 100 mph sustained winds as the storm passed west of Alexandria Thursday morning.

As a result, Alexandria received sustained tropical storm force winds around 50 mph and gusts as high as 85 mph that caused widespread wind damage and knocked out power citywide.

LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.