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PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura

Residents along the Gulf Coast are surveying the damage done by Hurricane Laura, which made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm early Thursday morning. It’s the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. this year.

  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A building that was damaged overnight by Hurricane Laura stands in Lake Charles, La., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Stephen Jones via AP)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Down power lines stretch across a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Sabine Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Dustin Amos, right, walks near debris at a gas station on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Reginald Duhon prepares to work at his home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Dustin Amos walks near debris at a gas station on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A woman passes on a street near businesses on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in downtown Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A tree is uprooted in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Sabine Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Brian McClendon sorts through debris at his home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Debris is seen near a business on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A truck and Interstate 10 sign is seen on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A cat walks through debris at Chris Johnson's home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. Johnson stayed in his home as the storm passed. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Chris Johnson views destruction at his home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. Johnson stayed in his home as the storm passed. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura People survey the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Holly Beach, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Debris surround damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Maria Ramirez and her son 17-year old son Jose Avila stand in front of their home in Orange, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, and survey damage after a portion of the large tree on their front lawn was blown down onto their house by Hurricane Laura's winds. Ramirez, 57, said the tree crashed through her garage and also damaged her living room and kitchen. Ramirez said she her family had evacuated to Houston before the storm came ashore and were not at home when the tree fell. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Blown down trees and debris surround damaged homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura People survey the damage to their neighborhood on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Buildings and homes are damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Buildings and homes are damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A boat storage facility is destroyed Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A apartment building is damaged Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A airplane hanger is destroyed Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura A Home is damaged Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Buildings and homes are damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Benjamin Luna helps recover items from the children's wing of the First Pentecostal Church that was destroyed by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura People survey the damage to their neighborhood on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Debris surround damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Journalists examine damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Holly Beach, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Neftali Luna surveys damages to the children's wing of the First Pentecostal Church caused by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Neftali Luna, right, and his wife Michelle, left, help recover items from the children's wing of the First Pentecostal Church that was destroyed by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura Blown down trees and debris surround damaged homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura
    • PHOTOS: Gulf Coast residents survey damage from Hurricane Laura

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    A building that was damaged overnight by Hurricane Laura stands in Lake Charles, La., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Stephen Jones via AP)
    Down power lines stretch across a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Sabine Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Dustin Amos, right, walks near debris at a gas station on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Reginald Duhon prepares to work at his home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Dustin Amos walks near debris at a gas station on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    A woman passes on a street near businesses on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in downtown Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    A tree is uprooted in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Sabine Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Brian McClendon sorts through debris at his home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Debris is seen near a business on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    A truck and Interstate 10 sign is seen on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    A cat walks through debris at Chris Johnson's home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. Johnson stayed in his home as the storm passed. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Chris Johnson views destruction at his home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. Johnson stayed in his home as the storm passed. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    People survey the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Holly Beach, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Debris surround damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Maria Ramirez and her son 17-year old son Jose Avila stand in front of their home in Orange, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, and survey damage after a portion of the large tree on their front lawn was blown down onto their house by Hurricane Laura's winds. Ramirez, 57, said the tree crashed through her garage and also damaged her living room and kitchen. Ramirez said she her family had evacuated to Houston before the storm came ashore and were not at home when the tree fell. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)
    Blown down trees and debris surround damaged homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    People survey the damage to their neighborhood on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Buildings and homes are damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Buildings and homes are damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    A boat storage facility is destroyed Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    A apartment building is damaged Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    A airplane hanger is destroyed Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    A Home is damaged Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Buildings and homes are damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Benjamin Luna helps recover items from the children's wing of the First Pentecostal Church that was destroyed by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    People survey the damage to their neighborhood on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Debris surround damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Journalists examine damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Holly Beach, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Neftali Luna surveys damages to the children's wing of the First Pentecostal Church caused by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Neftali Luna, right, and his wife Michelle, left, help recover items from the children's wing of the First Pentecostal Church that was destroyed by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Orange, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Blown down trees and debris surround damaged homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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