At least two killed as severe weather sweeps through Gulf Coast

At least two people have died, several have been hospitalized and multiple homes and businesses have been destroyed following severe storms in parts of the Gulf Coast. 

Jose Higareda, 28, was killed in Palmetto, Louisiana, where a tornado destroyed at least six homes and two trailers Saturday morning, CBS News affiliate KSLA-TV reports. The National Weather Service confirmed an EF3 tornado with estimated peak winds of 140 mph had touched down in the area. St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard said seven others were injured, five of whom have been released from the hospital and are in the process of returning home.