>> reporter: across the street the barbershop destroyed, the home next door is still standing, barely. lionel says part of the roof is damaged, his carport gone. he waited out the storm with his wife at their home, and at one moment he says the wind was so bad they thought they would not survive. >> it was scary. we prayed and asked the lord to take care of us and protect us, give us this opportunity to breathe. >> reporter: you got down on your knees and prayed? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: next time a category 4 comes through, do you think you'll evacuate? >> i'm getting out of here. >> reporter: ida crawled across the southwestern section of the state. portions of the houma, terrabonne airport destroyed.