LAKE CHARLES, La. - Images and video of devastation illustrate Hurricane Laura’s ferocity as the Category 4 storm made landfall Thursday in Louisiana near the Texas border.Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with heavy wind and torrential rain, unleashing a wall of seawater on cities in its path.
Photos showed extensive damage to the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana, including shattered windows throughout the floors of a high-rise building.Capitol One Bank Tower is seen with its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through on Aug.
27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Capitol One Bank Tower is seen with its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through on.