Hurricane Laura slams Louisiana coast near Texas
Photos: Hurricane Laura pounds the Gulf Coast
![LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 27: Mitch PIckering plays his guitar while walking through the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana . The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage to the city. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/eb1a7fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2Fb6%2F935d16d3431eb2410ca7b5d02b07%2Fgettyimages-1269110741.jpg)
Mitch Pickering plays his guitar while inspecting damage in downtown Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
![Hurricane Laura slams Louisiana coast](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d53589/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F11%2Fd8c2911344b8bfdc0286c11b366d%2Fgettyimages-1269111943.jpg)
Kyana Myers looks into a room that has had its roof blown off in Lake Charles, La. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
![From a sidewalk, a woman observes a debris-filled Lake Charles street.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/878a962/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2938x1953+0+0/resize/1440x957!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2Fd1%2Fdcbad7ab464f8f96b69fe29ccf8b%2Fgettyimages-1228224678.jpg)
A Lake Charles street is filled with debris. Hurricane Laura hit the Gulf Coast with torrential rain and fierce wind early Aug. 27. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty Images)
![Dustin Amos looks at damage to a gas station in Lake Charles, La.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/efafdde/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F39%2Fa23aee5e4af58fddf9009de14dc5%2Fap20240491804432.jpg)
Dustin Amos checks out damage to a gas station in Lake Charles. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
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![A truck sits in a ditch in Lake Charles, La.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dcfb5e6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4684x3123+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F55%2F712dd4ef4053bfa8867374974113%2Fap20240489844133.jpg)
A truck sits in a ditch in the aftermath of the hurricane, which came ashore at 1 a.m. Aug. 27 with sustained winds of 150 mph. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)
![All the panes of glass in a glass office building are shattered in Lake Charles, La.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d393975/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2096+0+0/resize/1374x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2F03%2F6da7dfd448b88d08d46fa629de19%2Fgettyimages-1269110507.jpg)
Winds from the hurricane shattered the glass in tall office buildings in Lake Charles, La. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
![Downed power lines stretch across a road in Sabine Pass, Texas.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/447d5e8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5087x3391+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F4f%2F5b9cbe1f42ffa95b00e328b519ad%2Fap20240456768407.jpg)
Downed power lines stretch across a road in Sabine Pass, Texas. Early Aug. 27, over 470,000 homes and businesses were without power in Louisiana and Texas. (Eric Gay / Associated Press)
![A car smashed by a tree is among damage at Reginald Duhon's Lake Charles home.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/444274c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2F35%2F104eedd54053ab7b996fc1b6e864%2Fap20240491786733.jpg)
A car smashed by a tree is among damage at Reginald Duhon’s Lake Charles home. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)