Winds howled, water leaked through windows and the generators kicked on at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Despite it all, the NICU staff kept all 19 of its babies safe through the Category 4 storm. Hospital staff cleared out the NICU and transfered patients in two hours./Credit:	Courtesy Alesha Alford

Winds howled, water leaked through windows and the generators kicked on at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Despite it all, the NICU staff kept all 19 of its babies safe through the Category 4 storm. Hospital staff cleared out the NICU and transfered patients in two hours./Credit: Courtesy Alesha Alford

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Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit

Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies.