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Many tropical cyclones and hurricanes have affected Louisiana, many of which occurred before 1950 - when tropical cyclones were first named. Though Hurricane Katrina - which is often the only hurricane most people know - devastated much of Louisiana in 2005, not many people know about the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane, which killed at least 2,000 people and wiped the town with the same name off the map. Hurricane Audrey of 1957 also devastated areas of western Louisiana, killing at least 416 in the process.

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