Progress is being made to get the lights back on in Louisiana, Dave Brannen has the details.
President Joe Biden will tour southeast Louisiana on Friday to see damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Ida. Senator Bill Cassidy released a statement thanking Biden for the upcoming visit and said, “We know for the bitter experience with Hurricane Laura that aid can be delayed too long,” Cassidy says he plans to ask the president again for supplemental aid to be delivered for southwest Louisiana and expedited for southeast Louisiana.
Jefferson Parish Director of Fire Services Bryn Adams wants to discourage any sightseers from visiting Grand Isle because it hinders their response. Without power and water and 100-percent of structures damaged the island is uninhabitable. Adams says it will be several years before the island recovers.
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Jefferson parish remains under a 6 pm to 6 am curfew.
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 he can’t get answers on why local refineries are not up and running. He imagines they have to follow certain protocols