Over 800 residents were transported to a warehouse near Hammond to escape Hurricane Ida. Four of them died with twelve others requiring hospitalization.
Authorities say at least eight deaths were reported in New York City and New Jersey as relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency.
As Hurricane Ida was reeking her havoc on the city of New Orleans it tore down an iconic piece of history that has been standing in the city since 1913.
Many on social media are reporting that the men stranded on a drill rig in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida are beginning to be evacuated by the Coast Guard. Photos posted to a Facebook group show the tarnished state of the rig due to the effects of the storm.
All of the items collected at these sites will be ferried over to the Thibodeaux and Metairie areas to be distributed to the folks there who need them the most.