Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida
Ten Filipino men who worked for a major offshore oil industry employer under federally granted visas claim in a federal lawsuit they were treated like prisoners at a company bunkhouse and that some of them were abandoned there when Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in August 2021.
Bryan Norcross Podcast - New Orleans meteorologist David Bernard discusses Hurricane Ida
Bryan and Luke talk with David Bernard, Chief Meteorologist at WVUE-TV in New Orleans, about his and his TV station’s experiences during Hurricane Ida. What did they know before Ida hit? Was it a surprise? What was it like in the city during the storm? How has the recovery gone in the city and it the hardest hit areas? How could communications have been better? And much more.
New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida
Officials in New Orleans say they will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators that trapped residents in wheelchairs in dark, sweltering upper floors.
Flood watch in effect at Hurricane Ida disaster zone; Hurricane Larry grows
More rain coming to the Hurricane Ida disaster zone while Larry grows in the Atlantic. You have to feel for the people in Louisiana who are trying to recover from Hurricane Ida. The rainy weather pattern that has plagued them all year just won’t let up.
Looking at the forecast for Ida in Louisiana vs. New York; Hurricane Larry grows in the Atlantic
While Louisiana is still trying to come to grips with the calamity left behind by Hurricane Ida, the New York City region is trying to figure out how to reconcile the catastrophe that occurred Wednesday evening from the remnants of the same storm.
Ida-hit oil industry port sustains less damage than feared
A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf of Mexico’s deepwater offshore oil and gas industry sustained less damage from Hurricane Ida’s direct hit than initially feared and should be able to return to working operations “in the near future."
Misunderstanding Ida’s forecast; the flood threat spreads north; Larry forms near Africa
Lessons will roll in over the weeks and months to come as the full impact of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana is better understood. In the broad view, the big levees held, the electricity failed, and the small communities in the direct path of the core of the hurricane were devastated from some combination of wind and water.
EXPLAINER: Hit by Ida, New Orleans faces weeks without power
Hurricane Ida knocked out all eight transmission lines that deliver power to New Orleans, leaving the entire city without electricity as the powerful storm pushed through on Sunday and early Monday with winds that reached 150 miles per hour.
Ida topples New Orleans jazz landmark where Armstrong worked
A storied New Orleans jazz site where a young Louis Armstrong once worked toppled when Ida blew through Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. The Karnofsky Tailor Shop where a young Louis Armstrong worked collapsed Sunday during the storm.
How to help Louisiana as Hurricane Ida leaves over 1 million without power
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane — eerily on on the same calendar date as Hurricane Katrina did exactly 16 years ago — knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings, and causing life-threatening flash flooding across the state. We've rounded up trusted aid organizations that are accepting donations for Hurricane Ida relief efforts.
Tropical Storm Nora fading, after leaving 1 dead, 7 missing
Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods and landslides on Mexico’s Pacific coast, caused havoc in Puerta Vallarta and left at least one dead and seven missing.
A catastrophe in the making - extremely dangerous Hurricane Ida is to impact Louisiana late Sunday
The ingredients are coming together for Hurricane Ida to strengthen and grow larger before it plows into southern Louisiana tomorrow – 16 years to the day after Katrina made landfall on the eastern edge of the state.