BATON ROUGE, La. — An abandoned, 22-story building in Lake Charles, Louisiana — once an icon in the city that became a symbol of destruction from hurricanes Laura and Delta — was imploded ...

September 12, 2024 Hurricane-damaged skyscraper is imploded in Louisiana Hertz Investment Group still owns the property and the future of the site is undetermined. By SARA CLINE Associated Press ...

The demolition was financed by $7 million in private funds The abandoned Hertz Tower in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was imploded after sustaining damage from Hurricanes Laura and Delta. The 22-story ...

An once iconic skyscraper that became a symbol of destruction in Louisiana after it was ravaged by back-to-back hurricanes has been imploded after having sat abandoned for nearly four years. The ...

An abandoned 22-story building in Louisiana that became a symbol of the destruction inflicted by back-to-back hurricanes in 2020 has been imploded.

The Hertz tower offers an example of the city’s long road to recovery following back-to-back hurricanes that inflicted an estimated $22 billion in damage, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The former Capitol One Tower in Lake Charles, La., was imploded Saturday morning. The city had been ravaged by multiple hurricanes over the last 20 years.

A 22-storey skyscraper was imploded in seconds in Louisiana on Saturday, 7 September, after sitting vacant for almost four years. The Hertz Tower — once an icon of the Lake Charles skyline for more ...

A 22-storey skyscraper was imploded in seconds in Louisiana on Saturday, 7 September, after sitting vacant for almost four years. The Hertz Tower — once an icon of the Lake Charles skyline for ...

Spectators watched as an abandoned, 22-storey building in Lake Charles, Louisiana was imploded Saturday after sitting vacant for nearly four years.The Hertz Tower — once an icon in the city that ...

LAKE CHARLES — The former Calcasieu Marine Tower, which dominated the Lake Charles skyline for more than four decades but became an eyesore after Hurricane Laura, was imploded Saturday.