New Orleans residents who have evacuated the city have been asked to remain where they are if they can as Entergy is working to restore power. So far Mayor LaToya Cantrell reports only one death directly caused by the storm.
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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 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.
Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller says they are trying to respond to all the 9-1-1 calls coming in, but first responders must be safe from downed trees and power lines. Miller says some calls are from folks stranded in high water from Lake Ponchartrain storm surge…:
Miller says it’s safe to say the entire parish is without power.
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