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The Louisiana Public Service Commission says there are over 430-thousand customers without power, nine days after the storm made landfall. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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State Health officials are confirming two more Ida-related deaths, both occurred in St. Tammany Parish.  They involved a 68-year-old male who fell off a roof while making repairs to the structure and a 71-year-old male who died of a lack of oxygen while the power was out.

Few if any have power in Lafourche Parish more than a week after Ida’s rampage.  That’s the word from Sheriff’s Captain Brennen Matherne.  He says that low water pressure has been also a problem outside the Thibodaux area but most of that has been corrected.

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Over 35-thousand residents of South Louisiana have applied with FEMA for a large tarp, to cover roof damage from the weather. Mike Steele, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, says amateurs are already putting up tarps of their own, but he advises applying for the professional help…:

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Installations of FEMA Blue Roof tarps begin tomorrow, but there is some rain looming in the southeast Louisiana forecast.