Sep 03 WATCH: Biden surveys storm damage in Louisiana neighborhood By Josh Boak, Associated Press Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told local residents, “I know you're hurting, I know you're hurting.”… Continue reading
Sep 03 Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane Ida By Haleluya Hadero, Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Following Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more established relief services from federal and local governments, and charities. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 9:27 Despite being downgraded to a storm, Ida pummeled East Coast states By Roby Chavez, Amber Partida, Dorothy Hastings, Jason Kane The U.S. East Coast is grappling with historic flooding and tornadoes. At least 40 more deaths have been linked to storm Ida since it struck with new fury Wednesday. Other than Louisiana, flooding is also bad in parts of the… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 7:20 Some Louisiana parishes may be without power for months By Roby Chavez, Leah Nagy, Gretchen Frazee, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Jason Kane Hundreds of thousands in Southeast Louisiana are still facing a lack of power, water, and gasoline three days after Hurricane Ida struck the area. President Joe Biden is expected to visit Friday. Overall, more than a million are without power. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:44 How FEMA is tackling the ‘extremely challenging’ rescues, recovery after Hurricane Ida By PBS NewsHour To explore the federal government's response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, Judy Woodruff is joined by David Bibo, acting associate administrator for response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He is just back from Louisiana,… Continue watching
Sep 01 WATCH: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell discusses Hurricane Ida aftermath By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 01 Louisiana residents reeling from Hurricane Ida damage By Kevin McGill, Chevel Johnson, Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Power and water outages affected hundreds of thousands of people, many of them with no way to get immediate relief. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:11 Millions in Louisiana struggle with heat, loss of power in the aftermath of Ida By Roby Chavez, Gretchen Frazee, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Leah Nagy Residents along the Gulf Coast are struggling after Hurricane Ida, which left at least five people dead. Soaring temperatures added to the struggles of more than a million people in and surrounding New Orleans who lost power and have no… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 4:31 ‘I can’t take care of you’: Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish struggles with rescue resources Louisiana's Jefferson Parish has been particularly hard hit by Hurricane Ida. John Yang speaks with Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, who had been out surveying the damage. She said first responders still haven't reached one barrier island town in her… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 5:43 Sen. Cassidy: Hurricane Ida shows need for infrastructure investment — including broadband Rebuilding and recovery from Hurricane Ida is going to be a long-term proposition and could be an expensive undertaking. For those whom the hurricane has displaced, basic necessities like power and water are gone, and fuel is running low. Louisiana… Continue watching