Houma Courier: harrowing tale of pregnant woman fighting to save her grandfather

"An uncle sped over in a truck, and several family members, including Jessica, piled in. With trees snapping, debris flying and electrical lines flapping dangerously in the wind, the group started on the 7-mile trek to Thibodaux."It was the scariest ride of my life," Jessica said. "It looked like something out of the movie 'Twister.’ "At several points along the way, Jessica’s father stopped the truck to clear the road. A flying object cracked the windshield. Then, just outside of Thibodaux, a massive tree blocked the highway.It would take a chain saw to remove it, the family thought. Jessica tried to keep her barely conscious grandfather alive by forcing him to sing "Happy Birthday," but the situation was becoming increasingly hopeless."