A storm surge of 12 feet (3.7 m) and winds of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) devastated nearby oilfields[7] and caused the deaths of more than 300 residents of the town.

[9] On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike leveled Cameron with a 12-foot (3.7 m) storm surge while the town was still recovering from Rita in 2005.

After Rita and Ike, the parish instituted stricter building codes, and insurance rates rose dramatically, making rebuilding too expensive for many residents.

[14] The main parish library, destroyed by Rita and again by Ike, was rebuilt on tall stilts;[15] South Cameron Memorial Hospital, destroyed by Rita, was also rebuilt to withstand tropical storms.

[17] A storm surge measured between 9 and 12 feet inundated the immediate areas surrounding Cameron according to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.

[16][19] Six weeks later, Hurricane Delta made landfall not too far east of Cameron as a category 2 storm.

State highways 27 and 82 pass through the community as Marshall Street, crossing the Calcasieu Ship Channel just west of town.

The United States Postal Service Cameron Post Office is located at 144 Adam Roux Street in the CDP.

[34][35][36] Hurricane Ike in 2008 caused varying degrees of damage to every school and library in Cameron Parish.

Most were flooded by storm surge and sustained wind damage, and as a result, all schools were closed.

[15] For a period beginning on April 1, 2010, the ex-Wendell Electric and Hardware Store served as the library.

[39] Cameron Parish is in the service area of Sowela Technical Community College.