Hurricane Ida recovery efforts are being hampered by the lack of available gasoline and power for gas pumps in southeast Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more from the Governor…:

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The state Department of Health reports four seniors have died after being evacuated to a facility in Tangipahoa Parish. The persons were brought out of areas in the hurricane’s strongest path. Definitive causes of death have NOT yet been established. LDH expressed concerns about conditions at the Tangipahoa facility.

A 57-year-old Keithville man is being held on $900-thousand bond for an array of child sex charges. Caddo Parish sheriff’s spokesperson Cindy Chadwick say Clemon Hanson, Sr.’s crimes date back decades…:

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Charges against Hanson include aggravated rape of a 12-year-old when he was 19. Chadwick says there may be even more victims and she urges them to come forward.

Back to Hurricane Ida recovery. Entergy says damage assessments will wrap up today, which will allow them to give customers better estimates on getting power back on. Entergy Louisiana President Phil May says they’re making progress in coastal parishes that were spared the worst Ida had to offer..:

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