Congressman Garret Graves says southeast Louisiana took a heck of a hit from Hurricane Ida. Graves’ district extends down into Thibodaux and lower Terrebonne Parish and he’s amazed by the widespread destruction the Category Four storm produced from storm surge to damaging winds…
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Jefferson Parish officials say Grand Isle is uninhabitable. But over in Lafourche Parish, Captain Brennan Matherne with the sheriff’s office, says there is some good news for south Lafourche…
cut 7 (12) “..couple hundred years”
But Matherne says every single structure he’s seen in Lafourche has sustained some sort of wind damage.

Louisiana has received approval from the federal government to allow food stamp recipients to purchase hot food products for immediate consumption. DCFS Assistant Secretary of Family Support Shavana Howard…
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Howard says waving the restriction is vital because many residents are displaced.

Hurricane Ida has disrupted the production of oil and gas. Gas Buddy’s Senior Petroleum Analyst, Patrick DeHaan, says prices could increase 5 to 15 cents over the next two weeks…
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DeHaan says gas outages are also a big issue. Hammond officials say the city is out of gasoline and Ascension Parish leaders are begging for fuel trucks to re-fill their gas pumps.