DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) – Today marks 46 years since Hurricane Frederic slammed the Gulf Coast, leaving a trail of destruction and changing lives forever.
On September 12, 1979, the Category 4 storm roared ashore, battering communities from Dauphin Island to Bayou La Batre.
Homes and businesses were destroyed, the island’s only bridge was wiped out, and tragically, a four-year-old child in Grand Bay lost her life…