CENTRAL — A Central couple in their 80s is living without gas and electricity after a tree crashed into their home on Thursday morning.

The nearly 90-foot tree fell on top of the roof around 8 a.m., breaking through most of the ceiling. 

The crash damaged a gas line, so first responders turned the service off out of an abundance of caution. 

The couple is now living in a mother-in-law suite next to their home, which firefighters said not to enter. 

"We're both in our middle 80s, and it's not something we had planned to do at this stage of our lives, but we do what we have to do," L.H., who lives in the home with his wife Trisha Pourciau, said.

The tree fell the morning after a night of heavy rainfall across East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes. 

Fellowship Baptist Church has stepped in to cover their insurance deductible cost for repairs.