The death toll remains at four of nursing home patients evacuated Friday prior to Ida’s landfall from seven nursing homes in southeast Louisiana to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish.  More from Brooke Thorington.

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President Biden will visit storm-damaged Louisiana this afternoon.

When President Biden makes a stop in Lafourche this afternoon, he’s not likely to miss the massive destruction to the parish’s utility infrastructure.  Entergy’s Deanna Lafont says with only 40-percent of the damage assessed thus far, at least 1200 poles were damaged or downed by the powerful winds of Ida.

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When it comes to filing a claim for property damage sustained by Ida’s winds and rain, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says to file a claim with your insurance carrier sooner than later.  He says even if your Named Storm Deductible is higher than your assessed damage, it counts against any possible future claims this year.  He notes that Lake Charles’ double-whammy last year from Hurricanes Laura and Delta occurred within six weeks of each other.

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