Police chief: Ida hit Louisiana town harder than Katrina did
By GERALD HERBERT GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Ida caused mass devastation on Grand Isle, a Louisiana town on a narrow barrier island that bore […]
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Ida’s sweltering aftermath: No power, no water, no gasoline
By KEVIN MCGILL, CHEVEL JOHNSON and MELINDA DESLATTE NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are now dealing with the possibility of […]
Some energy facilities in Gulf gradually inch back to life
By DAVID KOENIG and PAUL WISEMAN, the Associated Press Oil companies began gradually to restart some of their refineries in Louisiana, and key fuel pipelines […]
Man attacked by alligator in Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says a man was attacked by a large alligator while walking through floodwaters from Hurricane Ida and is […]
Displaced by Ida: Low on funds, family of 7 looks for refuge
By LEAH WILLINGHAM, the Associated Press For Shelly Savoie, time is running out at the Motel 6 in Bossier City, Louisiana. So are diapers and […]
Ida inundates areas around New Orleans while sparing city
By JAY REEVES LAPLACE, La. (AP) — New Orleans largely escaped catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Ida, but nearby communities were not so lucky. In LaPlace […]
EXPLAINER: Hit by Ida, New Orleans faces weeks without power
By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Ida knocked out all eight transmission lines that deliver power to New Orleans, leaving the entire city without […]
Ida Updates: Nuclear plant loses offsite electrical power
The Latest on Hurricane Ida: WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a nuclear power plant 25 miles west of New Orleans has declared an “unusual […]
Ida topples New Orleans jazz landmark where Armstrong worked
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storied New Orleans jazz site where a young Louis Armstrong once worked toppled when Ida blew through Louisiana as one […]
New Orleans levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JEFF AMY NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane […]