Three parish residents die because of Hurricane Gustav

The St. Charles Parish Coroner’s Office confirms that there were three deaths associated with Hurricane Gustav, but says those figures could change. An office spokesman released the names of the known victims Monday morning.

They are Mathew Evans, 51, of Luling, Alvin Naquin, 75, of Des Allemands and Gracie Beard, 90, of Destrehan.

Beard died of heart failure during the storm after refusing to evacuate. Naquin passed away in a nursing home in Baton Rouge, where he had been evacuated before the storm.

Evans was found dead in his home after Gustav passed through the area.

 

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