As Hurricane Ida left New Orleans damaged and without power Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the community and first responders held the line. Erik Piccoli has the story…:

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In nearby Slidell, on the Northshore of Lake Ponchartrain, a resident videoed a DOLPHIN swimming in a swollen body of water within their neighborhood. Officials say it’s likely the dolphin came into town amid flood waters from storm surge.

Ochsner reports many of their facilities experienced roof damage as a result of Hurricane Ida’s strong winds. Ochsner Health President Warner Thomas says patients at Ochsner facilities in Raceland and Houma had to be transported elsewhere; a total of 65 of them. He says despite Ida’s destruction, they’ve continued to provide quality care…:

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Jefferson Parish officials say it will be at least 21 days to get power back on for 90-percent of those affected by Ida. A major transmission tower feeding electricity across the river, from Jefferson to Orleans, was knocked down and into the river last night. Jefferson Councilman Scott Walker says the coastal town of Grand Isle took the brunt of Ida’s landfall. He says before the town’s wind gauge broke, winds were recorded at 130 miles an hour…:

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