Hurricane Ida Traps People in Attics After Levee Overtops
At a Glance People were reportedly trapped in attics after a levee overtopped in Jean Laffite. 1 Million Louisianans and all of New Orleans was without power after catastrophic transformer damage. One death was confirmed in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, from a fallen tree.Severe flooding was reported in LaPlace, Louisiana, with water entering homes. Hurricane Ida's catastrophic crawl across Louisiana inundated miles of roadways and neighborhoods, ripped apart buildings and trapped hundreds of residents who can't call 911 because service has...