Tag: Louisiana

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 31)

Utility workers rush to get power back on in Louisiana. And rescuers continue their efforts to make sure everyone’s okay. NTD hears from some survivors. The GOP is demanding an evacuation plan and reports on Americans still left in Afghanistan. This, while many Biden officials praise the State Department’s handling of the evacuation. A story…


Hurricane Ida’s Aftermath: No Power, No Flights, Scant Drinking Water

NEW ORLEANS—Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting prospect of weeks without electricity in the oppressive, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving all of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with…


Rescuers Save Hundreds Across Louisiana Trapped Amid Devastation of Hurricane Ida

Hundreds of Louisianans trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters were brought to safety on Monday as boats, helicopters, and high-water trucks worked as part of rescue efforts after the furious storm ravaged the coast and left more than one million homes without power. Residents retreated to their roofs or attics after a rare flash flood emergency…


Biden Declares Major Disaster as Hurricane Ida Lashes Louisiana

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster as Hurricane Ida continues to ravage parts of Louisiana with powerful winds, leaving more than one million customers across the region without power. Biden on Sunday night ordered federal assistance to bolster recovery efforts in more than two-dozen storm-stricken parishes, as power was knocked out in the…


First Death From Hurricane Ida; Power out Across New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings, and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. The…


1st Death From Hurricane Ida, Power Out Across New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings, and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. The…


Biden: ‘Whole of Government’ Will Respond to ‘Devastating’ Hurricane Ida

President Joe Biden issued a Sunday afternoon update on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in southeastern Lousiana as a Category 4 storm. “This is going to be a devastating hurricane,” he said at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters, adding to locals that they should “please take precautions… take…


Near-Category 5 Hurricane Ida ‘Moving Onshore’ Along Louisiana Coast

Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds and just shy of Category 5, is now starting to hammer portions of southeastern Louisiana with hurricane-force winds, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update. At 11 a.m., the NHC said the northern eyewall of Ida is moving to the coast of southeastern Louisiana…


Near-Category 5 Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall Along Louisiana Coast

Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds—just shy of Category 5—is hammering portions of southeastern Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update. The hurricane made landfall just west of Grand Isle, Louisiana, located to the southwest of New Orleans, at around 12:30 p.m. ET, updated satellite footage shows. At 11…


Near-Category 5 Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana With Winds Stronger Than Katrina

Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds—just shy of Category 5—is hammering portions of southeastern Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest update. The hurricane’s northern eyewall made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at around 12:50 p.m. ET, according to the NHC. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 150 mph and a…