Hurricane Ida is a Category One hurricane about 435 miles southeast of Houma. The storm is moving northwest at 16 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. Ida is forecasted to make landfall as a Category Four Hurricane in Terrebonne Parish tomorrow night and then it will turn north towards Baton Rouge. National Weather Service Meteorologist Ben Schott…
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Governor John Bel Edwards says Louisianans have until nightfall to get ready for Ida. Edwards says he knows this is very short notice but Ida is developing and moving much faster than the initial forecasts.
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State Police report many of the state’s interstates and evacuation routes are congested with heavy traffic due to Hurricane Ida evacuees. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says because Ida developed so quickly, there was not enough time to implement contra-flow on Interstate 10…
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Cantrell says for residents who do not evacuate, she asks they shelter in place.

Ochsner Health system says there are no plans to evacuate any of their hospitals as they say they have enough generator power, food and water to take care of their patients. But Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas says they do not have the capacity to accept a large influx of patients from other healthcare facilities due to COVId stretching resources…
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