Catastrophic is the word local officials use as initial damage assessments come in from where Hurricane Ida came ashore as a Category Four storm. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Hurricane Ida left New Orleans damaged and without power, but Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the community and first responders held the line. Erik Piccoli has the story.
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Hurricane Ida has left New Orleans powerless, but the worst-case scenario has been avoided because the levees held preventing another Katrina-like flood event. Mayor LaToya Cantrell says today is a day of assessment to determine what the actual impact of the storm is as city agencies make the rounds…
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So far the city has noted collapsed buildings and fires but no extensive damages. Cantrell reports only one death directly caused by the storm.
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New Orleans residents who have evacuated the city have been asked to remain where they are if they can. The mayor says Entergy is working on the power and AT&T is trying to restore mobile service. Cantrell has called on businesses with generators to be good neighbors…
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Coastal parishes of southeast Louisiana are reporting catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ida. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office Captain Brennan Matherne says he rode out the storm in Galliano and experienced Ida’s wrath for several hours. He says the eye of the storm crossed over the town of Lockport
Matherne says the good news is that their levee systems held up to the storm.
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Matherne says Ida was worst for Lafourche, than hurricanes Betsy, Gustav and Katrina…
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Jefferson Parish officials have told its residents that it will take 21 days for 90-percent of Entergy customers in that parish to receive power. A major transmission tower that feeds electricity to Orleans and Jefferson Parishes was knocked into the river last night. Jefferson Parish councilman Scott Walker has been in contact with Entergy…
Walker says they have also been told the parish will be without water for five days. He says they are asking residents to be patient as basic services are restored…
The Jefferson Parish coastal town of Grand Isle took the brunt of Hurricane Ida. Walker says before the gauge broke, wind speeds in excess of 130 miles per hour were recorded…
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Ochsner reports many of their facilities experienced roof damage as a result of Hurricane Ida’s strong winds. Ochsner Health President Warner Thomas says there was so much damage at their hospitals in Houma and Raceland that the patients at those locations have been taken elsewhere
The emergency rooms at St. Anne Hospital in Raceland and Chabert Medical Center in Houma remain open. A total of 65 patients were transferred.
Thomas says Ida”s destruction has not stopped them from providing quality care to their patients…
Some areas of southeast Louisiana could be without water for days and electricity for weeks. But Thomas says they prepare for these difficult situations…
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Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller says they are trying to get emergency crews out to answer 9-1-1 calls that came in last night but before first responders can venture out, they have to get clearance from Entergy due to the number of down powerlines. Miller encourages residents to be mindful as well.
Miller says so far, they have not had any reports of major injuries in the parish. Overall he says they do have lots of trees and powerlines down. But Miller says they do have reports of some homes flooding as a result of flash flooding on from the river.
As for electricity Miller says you might as well say the parish is 100-percent without power.