Los Angeles, CA (WGNO) — The Southern California wildfires continue to destroy homes and businesses and at least 10 people have been killed, according to sources. And whether you've lost your home or not, the tragedy has affected everyone in Los Angeles County, from ash and soot in home to air quality. WGNO News spoke with some residents, one a New Orleans native about what they're experiencing. Victim assistance provided at Family Justice Center in Jan. 1 attack According to Rachel Stilwell, "I've been out of power for about 36 hours at my home; I also have an office that's out of power and Southern California Edison has said that they think we won't get power at least until this afternoon at the earliest." Stilwell is a music industry lawyer who lives about 12 miles away from the current fires and she has friends that have lost they're homes saying, "There's a musician that I've worked with on and off for 35 years, Jeff Lorber, the jazz keyboardist. I found out this morning that he and his wife lost their home." New Orleans native Sherri Taylor lives in Baldwin Hills. Like Stilwell, she's also several miles from the flames, but affected, nonetheless. Taylor said, "This whole thing is so triggering for me because it's so reminiscent of Katrina, just the nonstop news casting of the fire. Out here we have not had regular TV programming since Tuesday, so it's just non-stop fire alerts, which I understand why. You feel helpless, you don't know what to do. There's nothing that I can do, other than contribute to some of the folks that have lost things." Benefit concerts held in New Orleans to support Bourbon Street attack victims Taylor is a project manager and engineer who has lived in L.A. for a few decades and is fearful that the shifting Santa Ana winds could bring the flames closer to her home stating, "10 miles in the overall scheme of things is not that huge of a distance." She also wanted to assure family and friends in New Orleans that she is safe, "I am OK right now. I have actually put together my go bag with all my pertinent documents and pictures, otherwise I'm doing fine. I'm just so sad for the folks who have lost their homes but I can't imagine what that feels like." Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts Rain, strong winds, and cooler weather expected across Gulf Coast today WATCH: Body camera footage released of Jan. 1 terror attack on Bourbon Street Trump receives ‘unconditional discharge’ sentence. What does that mean? Trump at sentencing hearing: 'I'm totally innocent' DHS extends TPS for Salvadorans, potentially complicating Trump's plans