Louisiana is waking up today to grim news and, in many parts of the state, no electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which weakened overnight to a still-dangerous tropical storm. At least o…
Louisiana is waking up today to grim news and, in many parts of the state, no electricity in the aftermath of, which weakened overnight to a still-dangerous tropical storm. At least one person is dead as a result of the weather, though officials fear that toll will rise as search and rescue teams determine the extent of the damage today.
Louisiana energy company Entergy tweeted this morning that it will “likely take days” to determine the extent of damage” to the power grid and “far longer” to restore electricity to the region. Much of New Orleans remains dark, its streets underwater. Entergy also warned that the “most dangerous part of a storm is often just after it has passed,” noting, “Just because you can’t see any apparent danger doesn’t mean there isn’t any. Downed power lines may still be energized.” The company warned everyone to “keep your distance” from the power lines.Officials in at least one Louisiana parish are telling evacuees not to return to their homes, even to survey damage and assist others.
The first of what officials fear will be a higher death toll was reported Sunday night when the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said a person injured from a fallen tree in Prairieville, Louisiana, was later confirmed dead. We understand evacuees are anxious to return to survey damage and assist others. Today is not that day. Parish officials will be making an announcement about reentry in the near future, but it will not be today.
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