Ida expected to become a major hurricane headed for Louisiana - "This is a life threatening situation"

[Mary Wilson]

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We now know what has caused the New Orleans total power failure: Entergy TRANSMISSION TOWER NEAR BRIDGE CITY HAS COLLAPSED. Wires that spanned the Mississippi River are in the water.It appears it may beTHISTCHYARD.

BREAKING
The multi-megawatt transmission line crosses the Mississippi River & provides power to ALL of #NewOrleans parish. Line apparently in water.

https://twitter.com/SteveNorrisTV/st...703731356139

[Mary Wilson]

Ochsner to evacuate 66 patients from two hospitals after Hurricane Ida damages roof, shatters windows

AUG 29, 2021 - 9:30 PM
BY BLAKE PATERSON

Ochsner Health is making plans to evacuate all 66 patients from two hospitals after Hurricane Ida's winds shattered double-pane windows and blew off roofing, sending water trickling into patient rooms.

A "penthouse" portion of roofing above an elevator at Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland blew off the building, causing water to spill in and shutting down the elevator, Warner said.

... Ochsner Health, the state's largest hospital system, is using back-up generators at most of its facilities in southwest Louisiana. It's also switched over to well water following municipal water issues.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_0a107cf8-0938-11ec-aeff-8b1c7bc01af5.html

[Mary Wilson]

Hurricane Ida's first confirmed death: Man killed in Ascension Parish after tree falls on home

AUG 29, 2021 - 9:03 PM
BY DAVID J. MITCHELL
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_7276ebe4-0936-11ec-9e08-1bb0b79c70b7.html?utm_medium=notification&utm_sour ce=pushly&utm_campaign=desktop_push

[Mary Wilson]

Flash Flood Warning issued for Lafitte and Jean Lafitte

17 minutes ago
By Mark Menard

Lafitte and Jean Lafitte under flash flood warning due to levee failure

A flash flood warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Lafitte and Jean Lafitte until 6:45am Monday morning. The reason is reports by local law enforcement of a levee failure.

The NWS warns the flooding could be deadly, with more than 200 people expected to be affected and in grave danger.

https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/flash-flood-warning-issued-for-lafitte-and-jean-lafitte

[Mary Wilson]

NWS New Orleans confirms another levee failure near Plaquemines Parish.. #Ida #lawx
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From Plaquemines Parish government "Alliance to Oakville Floodgate Evacuate the area immediately. There has been a failure near Hwy 23 in Alliance. Flood waters are heading northbound on Hwy 23 from Alliance."
11:52 PM · Aug 29, 2021·Twitter for Android
https://twitter.com/tropicswx/status/1432204510995247104

[Mary Wilson]

Laffite: Rescues underway, water has never ever been this high, officials say

Author: WWL Staff
Published: 10:55 AM CDT August 30, 2021
Updated: 11:01 AM CDT August 30, 2021

JEAN LAFITTE, La. — Up to 400 people were trapped by rising waters in Jean Lafitte, and search and rescue crews have been helping people escape throughout Hurricane Ida's landfall, officials said Monday morning.

Homes in Jean Lafitte that have never been flooded saw eight feet of water, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said during an impromptu press conference on Laffite-Larose Highway, where rescue boats are using the flooded roadway to reach Laffite.

... Hurricane Ida's storm surge overpowered Laffite's local levees.
The levee system protecting the New Orleans Metro Area, which doesn't protect Lafitte performed well, Lopinto said.

https://www.wwltv.com/article/weather/hurricane/laffite-rescues-underway-water-has-never-ever-been-this-high/289-8062f27d-58fe-462b-82cd-f68b8e8e1df0?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

[sharon sanders]

Water rescues still underway after Ida in southeast Louisiana

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/27/live-blog-kprc-2-reporters-covering-hurricane-ida-in-new-orleans-louisiana/

[sharon sanders]

Parts of New Orleans East has power restored overnight


"We need some solution to power ASAP," Councilwoman Helena Moreno also said.

more..

https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-east-power-restoration-entergy-hurricane-ida/37451148

[Pathfinder]

In Ida's aftermath, no quick relief in sight for Louisiana

Power and water outages affected hundreds of thousands of people, many of them with no way to get immediate relief.

Author: KEVIN MCGILL (CHEVEL JOHNSON and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press)
Published: 3:28 AM CDT September 1, 2021
Updated: 7:57 AM CDT September 1, 2021

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat as thousands of line workers toiled to restore electricity and officials vowed to set up more sites where people could get free meals and cool off.
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New Orleans and the rest of the region were under a heat advisory, with forecasters saying the combination of high temperatures and humidity could make it feel like 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) on Wednesday.
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https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/nation-world/idas-aftermath/507-1ef8c763-bf4f-4a35-95ea-3ad9c1dfb809