{"id":81678,"date":"2021-08-31T08:31:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=81678"},"modified":"2021-08-31T08:34:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:34:04","slug":"the-weather-terrorists-totally-tore-up-the-louisiana-coastline-with-their-transparently-geoengineered-frankenstorm-notice-how-quickly-hurricane-ida-went-from-a-tropical-storm-to-an-extreme-cat-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=81678","title":{"rendered":"<h3><b>The Weather Terrorists Totally Tore Up the Louisiana Coastline  with Their Transparently Geoengineered Frankenstorm&#8212;Notice how quickly Hurricane Ida went from a Tropical Storm to an extreme Cat. 4 just before it hit the coast<\/b><\/h3>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana&#8217;s Coastline<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->JACLYN DIAZ<br \/>\nNPR<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_81681\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81681\" class=\"size-large wp-image-81681\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ap21242617099345-bdaa1233350892156e92ba9389743070d70c2d9d-s1100-c50-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ap21242617099345-bdaa1233350892156e92ba9389743070d70c2d9d-s1100-c50-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ap21242617099345-bdaa1233350892156e92ba9389743070d70c2d9d-s1100-c50-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ap21242617099345-bdaa1233350892156e92ba9389743070d70c2d9d-s1100-c50-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ap21242617099345-bdaa1233350892156e92ba9389743070d70c2d9d-s1100-c50.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeremy Hodges climbs up the side of his family&#8217;s destroyed storage unit in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Houma, La. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"res1032740588\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><button class=\"enlargebtn\">Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>Jeremy Hodges climbs up the side of his family&#8217;s destroyed storage unit in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Houma, La., a city which sits just along the coast of Louisiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">David J. Phillip\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hurricane Ida&#8217;s fierce Category 4 winds and torrential rain left the Louisiana coastline badly beaten.<\/p>\n<p>Images of the effected areas<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>days after the storm show crushed homes, debris scattered across streets, and flooded neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>As cleanup is underway, officials\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOPDNews\/status\/1432467900246470659\/photo\/1\">are warning residents<\/a>\u00a0who evacuated not to return to their homes just yet due to the severe damage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1032745178\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s400-c85.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s600-c85.webp 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s800-c85.webp 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s900-c85.webp 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s1200-c85.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s1600-c85.webp 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s600-c85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s900-c85.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971428-dfd2478873d13099bbd6f7de25fd0a8eeb797f09-s1100-c50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><button class=\"enlargebtn\">Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>A man checks a broken gas pipe with a firefighter after Hurricane Ida hit Bourg, Louisiana, the United States, Aug. 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">Nick Wagner\/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When the storm made landfall, its winds were as high as 150 mph, which tore roofs from homes and trees from their roots. It was eventually downgraded to a tropical depression by Monday as it moved across Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/billions\/dcmi.pdf\">the costliest storm on record in U.S. history.<\/a>\u00a0Katrina, which caused massive damage to New Orleans, was a Category 3 storm when it hit. Though a weaker storm (winds during Hurricane Katrina reached 125 mph), it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/data\/tcr\/AL122005_Katrina.pdf\">was larger in size than Hurricane Ida<\/a>, which experts attribute to why Katrina caused so much damage ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1032742378\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s400-c85.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s600-c85.webp 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s800-c85.webp 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s900-c85.webp 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s1200-c85.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s1600-c85.webp 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s600-c85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s900-c85.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971383-4c85960c60c0d7c830a65d4a37d86a14ba38d1d5-s1100-c50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><button class=\"enlargebtn\">Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>The house owner Alzile Marie Hand, 66, right, is being comforted by her son Thomas James Hand, 19, outside of their damaged house after the Hurricane Ida passed through in Houma, Louisiana on August 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">Go Nakamura\/The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The winds knocked out power in New Orleans,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/crime_police\/article_27dc0400-08d9-11ec-a9c8-cb7a4ef1a445.html\">including temporarily the city&#8217;s 911 emergency response system<\/a>, and surrounding areas.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\">More than 1 million residents<\/a>\u00a0are still without power by early Tuesday. It&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.entergynewsroom.com\/news\/entergy-crews-assessing-damage-from-hurricane-ida\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_term=entergyla-&amp;utm_content=5394670272&amp;utm_campaign=power_outages%2Frestoration\">\u00a0unclear when power\u00a0<\/a>will be restored to most residents, but officials believe it may last more than a month for some people.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" aria-label=\"advertisement\"><\/aside>\n<div id=\"res1032750351\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n<p><a id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1032340269\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/08\/30\/1032340269\/the-damage-from-hurricane-ida-will-keep-louisianians-busy-for-some-time\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Story to Story&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Internal Link&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/30\\\/1032340269\\\/the-damage-from-hurricane-ida-will-keep-louisianians-busy-for-some-time&quot;}\"><picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/30\/ap_21242509512999_sq-4b775b22d12d81294d79712a34d48e8928796a07-s200-c85.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/30\/ap_21242509512999_sq-4b775b22d12d81294d79712a34d48e8928796a07-s200-c85.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/30\/ap_21242509512999_sq-4b775b22d12d81294d79712a34d48e8928796a07-s200-c85.jpg\" alt=\"It Will Take 6 Weeks To Return Power To Jefferson Parish After Ida Hit, Official Says\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bucketblock\">\n<h3 class=\"slug\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/weather\">WEATHER<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/08\/30\/1032340269\/the-damage-from-hurricane-ida-will-keep-louisianians-busy-for-some-time\" data-metrics=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;Story to Story&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;Click Internal Link&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/30\\\/1032340269\\\/the-damage-from-hurricane-ida-will-keep-louisianians-busy-for-some-time&quot;}\">It Will Take 6 Weeks To Return Power To Jefferson Parish After Ida Hit, Official Says<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"res1032742466\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s400-c85.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s600-c85.webp 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s800-c85.webp 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s900-c85.webp 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s1200-c85.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s1600-c85.webp 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s600-c85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s900-c85.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234966674-66d330f324bdd22a1a1edd31ec8b9ba0f758ce79-s1100-c50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><button class=\"enlargebtn\">Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>A resident carries a dog through floodwater left behind by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, Louisiana, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The storm, wielding some of the most powerful winds ever to hit the state, drove a wall of water inland when it thundered ashore Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane and reversed the course of part of the Mississippi River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">Luke Sharrett\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hurricane Ida is also blamed for the death of at least two people as of Monday,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LADeptHealth\/status\/1432460001658933251\">according to Louisiana&#8217;s Department of Health.\u00a0<\/a>One man drowned after he attempted to drive his car through floodwaters in New Orleans. The other victim was found Sunday night after being hit by a fallen tree.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. John Bel Edwards<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/08\/30\/1032549785\/heres-the-latest-on-ida-the-tropical-storm-thrashing-the-gulf-coast\">\u00a0<\/a>said he expects the number of fatalities to increase as recovery efforts continue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1032743411\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s400-c85.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s600-c85.webp 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s800-c85.webp 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s900-c85.webp 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s1200-c85.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s1600-c85.webp 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s600-c85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s900-c85.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-12349668621-20fc02b56c42e454403c0cc063908dfe4a0e0564-s1100-c50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><button class=\"enlargebtn\">Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>A National Guard vehicle drives through floodwater left behind by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, Louisiana, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The storm, wielding some of the most powerful winds ever to hit the state, drove a wall of water inland when it thundered ashore Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane and reversed the course of part of the Mississippi River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">Luke Sharrett\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Biden approved Louisiana&#8217;s request for a major disaster declaration on Sunday, allowing federal funding to reach residents and business owners.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency and first responder teams, including the U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard, continue operations on Tuesday. Search and rescue teams from more than 15 states are conducting operations in hard-hit areas, according to FEMA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1032740192\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\"><picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s400-c85.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s600-c85.webp 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s800-c85.webp 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s900-c85.webp 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s1200-c85.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s1600-c85.webp 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s600-c85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s900-c85.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-image-birdseye-view_custom-7b1034143ac7573d1185e6e5b3b4cfd2a3cd1b86-s1100-c50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>The U.S. Coast Guard conducted overflights Monday following the landfall Hurricane Ida. Aircrews conducted overflights near Galliano, LA to assess damages and identify hazards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCGHeartland\/status\/1432365624202866693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Coast Guard Heartland<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>FEMA also reminded residents to be cautious of news shared on social media being attributed to the agency.<\/p>\n<p>It<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/4611\/rumor-control\">\u00a0warned residents on its website<\/a>\u00a0about false rumors being shared on online alleging the agency is paying for hotels for people who evacuated due to the storm. The agency said people must first apply for FEMA assistance online before receiving aid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1032744848\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s400-c85.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s600-c85.webp 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s800-c85.webp 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s900-c85.webp 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s1200-c85.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s1600-c85.webp 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s600-c85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s900-c85.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234971165-a50d3d6023645fdc78e05c971ca5b9837e31273c-s1100-c50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><button class=\"enlargebtn\">Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>Marquita Jenkins stands in the ruins of the Be Love hair salon, owned by her mother, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in LaPlace, Louisiana. Idas eastern wall went right over LaPlace inflicting heavy damage on the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">Michael Robinson Chavez\/The Washington Post via Getty Im<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officials continue to remind Louisianans that<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>bouncing back from Ida&#8217;s destruction is a marathon&#8211;not a sprint.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-secondary-News_Weather\" class=\"ad-secondary\" data-ad-config=\"{&quot;network&quot;:&quot;\\\/6735\\\/&quot;,&quot;site&quot;:{&quot;default&quot;:&quot;n6735.NPR&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;n6735.NPRMOBILE&quot;,&quot;sponsor_content&quot;:&quot;npr_sponsor_content&quot;,&quot;default_secondary&quot;:&quot;NPRSecondary&quot;,&quot;mobile_secondary&quot;:&quot;NPRMobileSecondary&quot;},&quot;zone&quot;:&quot;News_Weather&quot;,&quot;targets&quot;:{&quot;testserver&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;isPodcastEpisode&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;storyId&quot;:&quot;1032737199&quot;,&quot;agg&quot;:[&quot;593868387&quot;,&quot;434975886&quot;]},&quot;location&quot;:&quot;secondary&quot;,&quot;deferred&quot;:false,&quot;isBetweenContent&quot;:true,&quot;isAggSponsorship&quot;:false,&quot;borderClass&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In New Orleans,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ready.nola.gov\/incident\/hurricane-ida\/donations\/\">the city put out a call<\/a>\u00a0for hot and non-perishable meals, generators, charging stations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ready.nola.gov\/incident\/hurricane-ida\/donations\/\">and offered options<\/a>\u00a0for those interested in donating to assist residents.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1032745602\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\">\n<picture><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s400-c85.webp 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s600-c85.webp 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s800-c85.webp 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s900-c85.webp 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s1200-c85.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s1600-c85.webp 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s1800-c85.webp 1800w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><source class=\"img\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s600-c85.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s800-c85.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s900-c85.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s1200-c85.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s1800-c85.jpg 1800w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2021\/08\/31\/gettyimages-1234964690-a1fe3a249dd4b7fc880d5eb769d2b22682420a85-s1100-c50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"enlarge-options\"><button class=\"enlargebtn\">Enlarge this image<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>First responders prepare to launch rescue boats to transport residents out of floodwater left behind by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, Louisiana, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\">Luke Sharrett\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/08\/31\/1032737199\/images-louisiana-hurricane-ida\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/08\/31\/1032737199\/images-louisiana-hurricane-ida<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana&#8217;s Coastline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}