1/22/2024 0 Comments Hurricane aftermath louisiana![]() “The majority of them are still good, and we can get things back up and running,” said Chett Chiasson, executive director for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, who did not give an exact estimate on reopening the facilities. Port leaders said the damage to structures where the powerful eye came ashore was not as bad as feared. Ida knocked out Port Fourchon, the primary hub to support drilling at offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and send that oil on its way to refineries. We need to get more food, fuel and water deployed.” “We know that there is much to be done in this response on our part,” said Biden, who was getting hourly updates on the recovery. He said he would also provide utilities with satellite images to help restore power. ![]() President Joe Biden also ordered the release of extra fuel from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ensure a steady supply. The lines for gas stretched for blocks in many places from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Gasoline shortages were also a problem for people trying to run generators and waiting in drive-thru lines for food and water. Hundreds of thousands of other homes and business were being told to boil their water before using it. In addition to the power outages, the storm tore apart water systems At least 600,000 customers had no running water. Damage assessments are not as far along in the harder-hit regions, so Entergy said it has no timetable for getting service to those areas, which include New Orleans. after workers finish assessing damage, Entergy Louisiana President Philip May said Thursday. Power should be restored to most customers around Baton Rouge area by Sept. LeBouef's family has owned the crawfish restaurant since 1920. “This isn’t our first rodeo, but it’s our worst rodeo,” said Kirt LeBouef as he wiped away tears while looking at the damage to the Little Eagle restaurant in Golden Meadow, a 75-mile (120 kilometer) drive down the narrow highway from New Orleans toward the Gulf. Statewide, 917,000 customers were without electricity, down from about 1.1 million at the height of the seventh named storm to hit Louisiana since the summer of 2020. Only 35,000 of the 405,000 homes and businesses in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish had power Thursday morning, according to the website. In seven parishes, at least 95% of customers remained without power Thursday. The overwhelming majority of homes were still dark. Delta was first airline to return, to be followed Friday by United Airlines and later by other carriers, officials said. The city's main airport reopened to commercial flights for the first time since the hurricane. Some streets were cleared of fallen trees and debris, and a few corner stores reopened. Utility crews also restored electricity to several hospitals in Jefferson Parish and near Baton Rouge, officials said. ![]() The power was back on before dawn in parts of the city's business district and other downtown neighborhoods. New Orleans fared better than many other places because it was protected from catastrophic flooding by the levee system that was revamped after Hurricane Katrina. Eleven people in New York City drowned in basement apartments. Meanwhile, the remnants of the system walloped parts of the Northeast, dumping record-breaking rain in a region that had not expected a serious blow and killing at least 26 people from Maryland to New York. ![]() NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Commercial flights resumed in New Orleans and power returned to parts of the business district Thursday, four days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast, but electricity, drinking water and fuel remained scarce across much of a sweltering Louisiana.
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