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)

Mitch Pickering plays his guitar while inspecting damage in downtown Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

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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.

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.

Dustin Amos checks out damage to a gas station in Lake Charles. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

A truck sits in a ditch in Lake Charles, La.

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.

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. Early Aug. 27, over 470,000 homes and businesses were without power in Louisiana and Texas. (Eric Gay / Associated Press)