May 14, 2024 LDH confirms three storm-related deaths in St. Martin and West Baton Rouge parishes

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 14, 2024 - The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed three storm-related deaths resulting from severe weather on May 13.

The St. Martin Parish coroner reports that a female died in Cecilia after a camper rolled over because of high winds.

The West Baton Rouge Parish coroner reports that a 31-year-old female died in Port Allen when a tree fell on the trailer in which she resided. The female was nine months pregnant at the time of her death; the fetus did not survive and is being counted as the third storm-related death.

These are the only storm-related, accidental deaths LDH has confirmed as a result of the May 13 storms to date.