A tree was snapped in half at a trailer park in Lake Charles. John Marcase photo/Taken Sept. 5.
An electrical line sustained damage in Sulphur. Philip Timothy photo/Taken Sept. 3.
Laura destroyed entire homes and businesses in Sulphur. Jose Us photo/Taken Aug. 31.
Laura destroyed entire homes and businesses in Sulphur. Jose Us photo/Taken Aug. 31.
Entire rooms were eliminated from this trailer by Laura. Brian Blackwell photo/Sept. 4.
A tree was snapped in half by Laura in Lake Charles. John Marcase photo/Taken Sept. 5.
Debris littered the streets of Lake Charles. John Marcase photo/Taken Sept. 5.
Aerial footage showed fallen trees across Lake Charles shortly after Hurricane Laura passed through the area. Steven Haney, Louisiana Baptist Communications/Taken Sept. 2.
A Cleco truck clears a fallen tree in Pollock. Cleco photo/Taken Sept. 7.
Crews repair a wall that was damaged at Maplewood First Baptist Church in Sulphur. Brian Blackwell photo/Sept. 3.
The Louisiana National Guard cleared fallen trees off a road. Louisiana National Guard photo/Sept. 1.
Downed power lines made traveling on this road in Lake Charles nearly impossible. John Marcase photo/Taken Sept. 5.
A park in Lake Charles was nearly unrecognizable after trees overtook it. Steven Haney, Louisiana Baptist Communications, photo/Taken Sept. 2.
A home in Lake Charles had its bricks ripped away by Laura's winds. John Marcase photo/Sept. 5.
Hurricane Laura toppled thousands of power lines and poles across Louisiana.
Debris covered the front lawn of this home in Vinton. Philip Timothy photo/Taken Sept. 3.
The roof and steeple were damaged at the First Baptist Church, Vinton. Philip Timothy photo/Taken Sept. 2.
The roof and steeple were damaged at the First Baptist Church, Vinton. Philip Timothy photo/Taken Sept. 2.
High wind blew out a wall in the worship center of the First Baptist Church, Lake Charles. Rachael Red photo/Taken Aug. 27.
An excavator worked with Cleco crews to clear damage in Sulphur. Brian Blackwell photo/Taken Sept. 2.
A loss of electricity may have prevented Esler Baptist Church in Pineville from holding services Sunday, Aug. 30, but the setback did not hamper their efforts to bless neighbors with a community meal.
An Entergy substation was damaged by high winds from Hurricane Laura. Entergy photo/Sept. 1.
Scores of Entergy trucks tirelessly worked to restore electricity in the weeks following Hurricane Laura. Entergy photo/Aug. 30.
High winds from Hurricane Laura damaged an Entergy power line in downtown Lake Charles. Entergy photo/Sept. 4.
An Entergy lineman carried materials to repair lines damaged by Hurricane Laura. Entergy photo/Aug. 30.
KPLC-TV's tower was twisted by high winds from Hurricane Laura. Entergy photo/Sept. 4.
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Lake Charles sustained heavy roof damage from Hurricane Laura's high winds. Robin Williamson Waits photo/Aug. 28.
Telephone poles covered a roadway in downtown Lake Charles. Brian Blackwell photo/Sept. 2.
Homes like this one in Westlake sustained heavy roof damage from Hurricane Laura. Brian Blackwell photo/Sept. 3.
Hurricane Laura shattered windows at the 22-story Capital One Tower in downtown Lake Charles. John Marcase photo/Taken Sept. 5.
A blue tarp covered a house in Lake Charles. John Marcase photo/Taken Sept. 5.
An 18-wheeler was knocked off I-10 by Hurricane Laura's high winds. Brian Blackwell photo/Sept. 2.
An 18-wheeler was knocked off I-10 by Hurricane Laura's high winds. Brian Blackwell photo/Sept. 2.
Hurricane Laura left entire structures nearly unrecognizable in Cameron, where the powerful storm made landfall early Aug. 27. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Hurricane Laura carried this trailer into a tree in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Hurricane Laura placed a car sideways and underneath debris in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Debris on this road was common throughout Cameron. Norm Miler photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A home in Cameron sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A boat, carried from another area of Cameron, found a parking spot near a bank in the community. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Mobile homes in Cameron were removed from their foundation. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Debris was scattered throughout the facilities of First Baptist Church in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
The worship center and fellowship hall at First Baptist Church in Cameron took on eight feet of water from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
The worship center and fellowship hall at First Baptist Church in Cameron took on eight feet of water from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A hymnal and other items inside First Baptist Church in Cameron were tossed outside the facilities by Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Debris covered what were once homes near Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A business sustained heavy damage near Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Hurricane Laura gutted the worship center at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Grand Chenier. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Oak Grove Baptist Church in Grand Chenier sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Hurricane Laura ripped up a home from its foundation leading in to Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Amid the rubble, an American flag flew high above and signaled a hope for the community of Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Only a few household items remained after Hurricane Laura claimed a home in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
A home near Cameron sustained heavy damage after Hurricane Laura moved through the area Aug. 27. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Hurricane Laura destroyed half of a tree near a home in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Debris covered a property where a house once stood in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Sept. 12 photo.
A car was turned sideways up and under debris in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Debris covered a property where a home once stood in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Debris from Hurricane Laura was piled against the streets of Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Laura snapped a tree and damaged this home in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
A property in Cameron was transformed into a field of debris. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Pieces of a home torn apart by Laura were a common sight in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
A property in Cameron was transformed into a field of debris. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Piles of debris like this in Cameron were a common scene throughout southwest Louisiana, hit hard by Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
A home in Cameron was left nearly unrecognizable after Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Debris was scattered throughout the facilities of First Baptist Church in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Laura rearranged chairs inside the facility at First Baptist Church in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
The worship center at First Baptist Church in Cameron took on 8 feet of water from Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
The worship center at First Baptist Church in Cameron took on 8 feet of water from Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
More than eight feet of water filled First Baptist Church in Cameron after Hurricane Laura made landfall Aug. 27. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
First Baptist Church in Cameron was one of 140 Louisiana Baptist churches across the state damaged by Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
First Baptist Church in Cameron was one of 140 Louisiana Baptist churches across the state damaged by Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
The worship center and fellowship hall at First Baptist Church in Cameron took on eight feet of water from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Hurricane Laura caused heavy damage to First Baptist Church in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
A section of First Baptist Church in Cameron was scattered among the debris left behind by Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Storage space was damaged in a children's classroom at First Baptist Church in Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Chairs from First Baptist Church in Cameron made their way on the outside area of the property after Hurricane Laura damaged much of the church. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Debris scattered across the property of First Baptist Church in Cameron after Hurricane Laura made landfall in the area Aug. 27. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
The worship center and fellowship hall at First Baptist Church in Cameron took on eight feet of water from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
The worship center and fellowship hall at First Baptist Church in Cameron took on eight feet of water from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Hurricane Laura knocked out windows at this home near Cameron and Holly Beach. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Hurricane Laura destroyed this vehicle and home nearby after the storm passed through Aug. 27. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Debris covered where homes once stood near the Cameron-Holly Beach area. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Hurricane Laura knocked out windows at this home near Cameron and Holly Beach. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Hurricane Laura transformed this property into a field of broken trees and damaged home in the Cameron-Holly Beach area. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Debris covered where a home in the Holly Beach-Cameron area once stood. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Hurricane Laura gutted the worship center at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Grand Chenier. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Oak Grove Baptist Church in Grand Chenier sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
A home near Cameron sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Laura. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
A blue tarp covered the damaged roof of a home near Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Hurricane Laura reduced a home near Cameron to a pile of rubble. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
The American flag flies in the distance amid a pile of rubble near Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 12.
Johnson Bayou Baptist Church escaped major damage from Hurricane Laura. The church was rebuilt twice after multiple hurricanes previously damaged their facility. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A wall frame was all the remained of a structure in Holly Beach. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Debris scattered a property near Holly Beach. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A damaged car sat among debris near Holly Beach. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A camper was parked near a home in the heavily damaged area near Cameron. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
Just a few pieces of wood remained from a home destroyed by Hurricane Laura in Holly Beach. Norm Miller photo/Taken Sept. 13.
A business in Lake Charles lost its roof and half of the building was destroyed. Brian Blackwell photo/Taken Sept. 2.
Hurricane Laura caused heavy damage to a business in Lake Charles. Brian Blackwell photo/Taken Sept. 2.
Hurricane Laura caused heavy damage to a business in Lake Charles. Brian Blackwell photo/Taken Sept. 2.
A fallen pole and other debris rest beside a business in Lake Charles. Brian Blackwell photo/Taken Sept. 2.
A fallen pole and other debris rest beside a business in Lake Charles. Brian Blackwell photo/Taken Sept. 2.
The BCM building at McNeese State University in Lake Charles sustained damage to its roof and the inside of its building. Four BCMs including McNeese, Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center and the Baptist Building are recipients of a $25,000 grant from the WMU Foundation HEART Fund. File photo
First Baptist Church in Vinton sustained significant damage to its facilities. Photo taken Sept. 2.
First Baptist Church in Vinton sustained significant damage to its facilities. Photo taken Sept. 2.
