Lightning in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Around one hundred people were inside a tent at the Louisiana International Goat Festival when lightning struck the center pole of the tent. Twenty people were thrown to the ground by the shock. Two people, a woman and a girl, were taken by ambulance to the local hospital, while the remaining were treated at the scene. Many people complained about blisters, swollen arms and legs, and numbness. One goat was killed.