The reports out of Grand Isle are catastrophic, officials say the barrier island is uninhabitable. Jefferson Parish Councilman Ricky Templet says they’ve found 15 breaches in Burrito Levee that need to be addressed immediately because we are at the height of hurricane season. Despite the total devastation of Grand Isle, Templet says there is some bright news.
Power is slowly being restored in New Orleans. Entergy President and CEO Deanna Rodriquez says the partial restoration took place at one this morning with the repair of a transmission line from Slidell…
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More than 11,500 Orleans Parish customers had the lights back on by mid-morning today
Finding fuel is a difficult task in southeast Louisiana as many stations are out and there are long lines at stations that do have fuel. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre says the local refineries that usually supply his agency and surrounding gas stations with fuel are not at the moment…
Webre says he can’t get answers on why local refineries are not up and running.
The New Orleans Saints will play their season opener in Jacksonville, Florida on September 12th against the Green Bay Packers. The Sunday afternoon game has been moved to Florida due to Hurricane Ida.
The state reports 12,380 new COVID-19, the number includes cases from the weekend, and this week, there was a delay in reporting due to Ida. 223 deaths were also reported over the extended period.