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with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

"Normal" is a long way away.

South Louisiana still reels from the punch delivered by Hurricane Ida last weekend. The power is still out to many, fewer than half of Baton Rouge's gasoline stations still have fuel and people across the region are doing what they can to stay cool.

Ida still had hurricane force winds when it rolled through the Florida Parishes early Monday. Paul Cobler tells about the wind gusts here, and David Mitchell profiles the region's Ida victim here.

The Saints have moved their season opener to Jacksonville; the Superdome is OK, but it takes more than a building to put on an NFL game and, frankly, New Orleans isn't in any shape to host the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 12.

LSU is on the road this weekend at UCLA, then returns for its home opener Sept. 11

Today's top stories

More than 50% of gas stations in Baton Rouge are empty; Ascension wants to truck in fuel

If you're trying to gas up your car or generator in Baton Rouge today, good luck. Read more

How powerful was Hurricane Ida? Its hurricane-force winds didn't stop until it hit Mississippi.

Hurricane Ida was so powerful that it was still savaging parishes to the East of Baton Rouge with hurricane-force winds 16 hours after it m… Read more

These Tangipahoa, Livingston residents went through 'the belly of the beast' in Hurricane Ida

Hammond resident Miles Garrett wasn’t nervous about the path of Hurricane Ida this past weekend. Read more

Ascension father died in Hurricane Ida doing what he'd always done: taking care of his family

For those who knew him, it made sense that Dennis Duplessis would go out in Hurricane Ida's winds to prepare a generator so his wife, Hope,… Read more

Baton Rouge opening "recharge stations" for charging cell phones, cooling off in heat

East Baton Rouge Parish opened two community recharge stations in Baton Rouge on Wednesday morning for residents without power looking to r… Read more

220,000 still without power in Baton Rouge area; crews making marginal progress

Utility crews have made marginal progress to restore power to homes and businesses in the Baton Rouge area. Read more

In the aftermath of Ida, seats on flights out of Baton Rouge are in short supply

Seats on flights out of Baton Rouge are in short supply for the next few days, because of passenger disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida. Read more

Health care leaders worry about lack of hospitals on Louisiana's coast after Hurricane Ida

After Ochsner Health System evacuated hospitals in Raceland and Houma, and Terrebonne General Medical Center also sent their patients elsew… Read more

UCLA already played once this season. What did the game reveal about LSU's first opponent?

LSU has the rare opportunity to watch its first opponent before the season opener. UCLA played a “Week 0” game against Hawaii, making the Bruins one of the only teams in the country to have already started their schedule. Read more