Louisiana Building Will Be Imploded, Here’s How to See It

It's not every day you are going to see a large office building get destroyed, but that is just the plan for the Capitol One building in Lake Charles on Saturday.

AND, traffic on I-10 is going to have to be diverted onto I-210! If you need that information, check out this story from our colleague.

The building has been an eyesore since 2020 when Hurricane Laura paid a destructive visit to the city.

This office building used to be home to Capitol One bank along with other companies who rented spaces. The tower was fifteen stories tall and boasted mirrored-window glass windows that would catch your attention while you were driving along in the city.

Since the hurricanes in 2020 and after, plus the changes that COVID-19 made to how and where we do business, the fate of the Capitol One building was up in the air. What should be done with the building?
Implosions have happened in Lafayette. Do you remember in 2003 when they imploded McCullough and Voorhies dorms?

Do you remember when they imploded that dorm on the LSU campus two years ago? Goodbye, Kirby Smith Hall:

The implosion is scheduled to happen on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. Follow the link in this X post below to be

KPLC says they will have multiple reporters in the area so viewers can get different views of the seven-second event!

In trying to answer the question, "What happens next for the area", the answer is not really known at this time except that the city did reveal it will be a "development-ready" site. It is owned by Hertz.