Sep 01 WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gives update on Hurricane Ida impact By News Desk Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured late Monday when seven vehicles plunged, one after another, into a deep hole where a dark, rural highway collapsed as Hurricane Ida blew through Mississippi. 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
Sep 01 Remnants of Hurricane Ida are forecast to dump rain in Northeast By Associated Press Ida is forecast to dump rain from the central Appalachians into New England on Wednesday, with up to 8 inches possible in spots from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts. Continue reading
Aug 31 Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancel By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Heavy rains from Hurricane Ida have forced Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee to cancel as organizers say the waterlogged festival grounds are unsafe for driving or camping. 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
Aug 31 Even in backup role, federal government supports Ida victims By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration has pledged an all-of-government response to Ida, led by FEMA and coordinated by White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond, a former Louisiana congressman and close ally of President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and FEMA’s Criswell give Hurricane Ida damage update By Kevin McGill, Jay Reeves, Associated Press Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are now dealing with the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: White House pledges vast federal response to Ida recovery By News Desk More than 3,600 FEMA employees were deployed to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, officials said, along with 5,200 National Guard personnel. Continue reading