Rhea’s Specialty Meats, in Basile, is pictured after being impacted by a tornado on Tuesday, November 5. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)
By: DARREL LEJEUNE
LSN Editor
On Tuesday, November 5, at approximately 8 a.m., an F1 tornado tore through the meat preparation room of Rhea’s Specialty Meats and Smokehouse, located on the north side of Highway 190 just west of Basile’s town limits. The tornado left significant structural damage, injuring several employees and sending the community into shock.
Sara Manuel, a resident living …