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Those in the Gulf South are realistic about hurricanes.
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Three days after Laura hit, cleanup is well underway. South Lake Charles.
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Groves of trees all over town are crushed.
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West Prien Lake Road.
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Tobacco Plus gas station, near the casinos.
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Vape shop, Ryan Street.
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Utility vehicles staged in supermarket lot near McNeese State University.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church, Common Street.
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Guardsman outside Calcasieu Parish Public Defender’s Office, downtown Lake Charles.
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Plinth that used to hold the Confederate statue on the courthouse lawn.
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Capital One Tower missing windows, downtown Lake Charles on the lakefront.
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Former Calcasieu National Bank building, downtown Lake Charles.
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