Louisiana natives face devastation as California wildfires hit close to home [Video]

PALISADES COUNTY AREA. AND AGAIN, THAT NUMBER GROWING. ENTIRE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, WITH TEN PEOPLE DEAD. SOME LOUISIANA NATIVES ARE LIVING ALL OF THIS FIRSTHAND. YEAH, THEY’VE LOST HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEIR PEACE OF MIND. WDSU SHAWANDA JONES JOINS US LIVE WITH THEIR STORIES. SHAWANDA. YEAH, FOR TWO LOUISIANA NATIVES LIVING IN CALIFORNIA, THE WILDFIRES AREN’T JUST HEADLINES. IT’S REAL LIFE FOR THEM. AND THE FLAMES HAVE NOW SHOCKED THEIR SENSE OF SECURITY. IT’S APOCALYPTIC. IT’S, YOU KNOW, A ONCE IN A LIFETIME KIND OF EVENT THAT YOU DON’T EVER THINK IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU, AND THEN IT HAPPENS IN YOUR BACKYARD. DYLAN COUVILLION FROM PORT ALLEN NOW LIVES IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, JUST SEVEN BLOCKS FROM THE FLAMES. HE SAYS THE DESTRUCTION FEELS UNREAL. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, SERVERS AND RESTAURANTS. THEY ARE OUR MEDICAL PROVIDERS. THEY …