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Photos: Hurricane Laura leaves path of destruction in Louisiana

The powerful storm killed six people but inflicted less damage than predicted

Published: August 28, 2020 08:01 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of APTOPIX_Tropical_Weather_Louisiana_20959.jpg-138ce-1598587097552 — People survey the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura in Holly Beach, La. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Louisiana_86990.jpg-23401-1598587074007 — Hurricane Laura damage in Cameron, La. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 535204-01-02-1598587093086 — An electric company employee surveys the damage done to the power lines next to a large tree that fell on a house following the passage of hurricane Laura in Lake Charles. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535715-01-03-1598587066369 — Maximum Salazar walks out of her dining room through a wall ripped open when Hurricane Laura passed through the area in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Photo_Gallery_16879.jpg-25d75~1-1598587083863 — A chemical fire burns at a facility during the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Louisiana_44797.jpg-9c9a2-1598587070246 — Water covers land after the passage of Hurricane Laura in Cameron, Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Photo_Gallery_78149.jpg-282b6~1-1598587089503 — Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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20200828 hurricane laura — A damaged home is seen after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-08-27T194056Z_344876245_RC2JMI9JMYD5_RTRMADP_3_STORM-LAURA-1598587049544 — Abdul Malik secures a friend's store that was damaged after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 533052-01-02-1598587051943 — A man looks at damage inside the Capitol One Bank Tower, with its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-08-27T170908Z_1529221938_RC2HMI9SF70S_RTRMADP_3_STORM-LAURA-1598587056075 — The facade of a building is seen damaged after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-27T172432Z_448783348_RC2HMI9X4NRQ_RTRMADP_3_STORM-LAURA-1598587043964 — Shattered glass is seen inside a damaged building after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-27T214406Z_448172796_RC2LMI9H35VY_RTRMADP_3_STORM-LAURA-1598587101067 — People drive their car through a flooded street after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Photo_Gallery_43043.jpg-48ef1-1598587111486 — A apartment building was damaged after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 534801-01-03-1598587107397 — Utility employees work on downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 534795-01-03-1598587104224 — Tracy Lafleur takes a break from salvaging items from a store she works in after it was damaged as Hurricane Laura passed through the area in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Louisiana_65940.jpg-a9048-1598587076396 — Members of the Dive and Rescue.org Water Rescue and Dive team cut a downed power pole so the can make there way to Cameron after Hurricane Laura in Sweet Lake, Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Louisiana_67410.jpg-47b07-1598587062825 — Hurricane Laura damage in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Louisiana_98699.jpg-033cd-1598587080253 — The windows of the Capitol One Tower are blown out after Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southwest Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Tropical_Weather_Louisiana_35046.jpg-15958-1598587058932 — A church shows damage caused by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Image Credit: AP

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