Video show by Brandon Clement through a drone showed the extent of the damage caused by what the National Weather Service said was "at least an EF-3 tornado" that struck in Ruston Thursday morning as a line of severe weather moved through northwest Louisiana.
A mother and son in northern Louisiana were killed by a tree that fell on their home during a tornado that tore through the area.
Mike Steele is communications director for Louisiana's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and said those were currently the only two known deaths in Louisiana from the storm. But he said rescue workers were still combing through the area. He could not give their names or ages.
Louisiana Tech called off class at its campuses Thursday and Friday, but said that food service would be provided since power was on in that area.