Officials with Entergy say their Hurricane Ida damage assessments will be finished today, which will allow them to give customers an estimated time for power restoration, Entergy Louisiana President Phillip May says returning the juice to critical infrastructure is a priority, and that includes hotels and motels that are housing over 25-thousand linemen working to get the lights back on…:

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May says thousands of Entergy customers should see their lights coming back on soon.

The state has set up a website for residents affected by Hurricane Ida to find updates, information and resources to recover from the storm. The website, HurricaneRecovery.la.gov, has links to resources, information on road closures, links to register for FEMA Disaster Assistance and pre-register for DSNAP benefits. It also has updates from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).

President Joe Biden gave an update today on how the federal government is assisting Louisiana’s recovery from Hurricane Ida. The President says the F-A-A and the Pentagon will put their resources to work to help…:

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The president will be in Louisiana tomorrow.

Lack of gasoline for cars and generators continues to plague storm-stricken residents. Governor John Bel Edwards says as many as eight refineries were down in Louisiana earlier this week, which added insult to injury…:

CUT 06  (10)        “brought in”

The Governor has implored Washington to help get fuel brought in from out-of-state.