| By Drew Broach | Deputy metro editor
THE STORM: If you're reading this in Louisiana, get ready. Now. Hurricane Ida advanced up the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, pushing a wall of water 9 feet tall - with waves on top of that - toward almost the entire Louisiana coast. Ida was blowing 130 mph winds, its center expected to enter the state south of Houma on Sunday evening. Here's what it could mean for: - West Bank levees
- Less protected coastal towns
- 590 industrial sites that produce or store toxic chemicals
- Your roof.
THE PREPARATION: - In the New Orleans area, some fled; others hunkered down.
- In Ida's bull's eye, Morgan City sweated, smoked and prayed.
- Here's what it looked like.
THE FUNERAL: In black mourning clothes, Mason jackets, police blues and Zulu gold, friends and colleagues of Everett Briscoe came together Saturday to honor the New Orleans police detective a week after he was shot dead at a Houston restaurant.
You'll find these stories in the Front Page, and stay up to date all day on NOLA.com. Be safe this weekend. D.B.
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