Today's top headlines.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor
We're heading into the weekend with far fewer outages, slightly shorter gas lines and a clearer picture of what Hurricane Ida wrought as her death toll rose to 10 in Louisiana and damage estimates soared into the tens of billions of dollars. President Joe Biden flew down Friday to see some of the wreckage for himself, stopping first in storm-whipped LaPlace, where he assured help was on the way: "I promise we're going to have your back." Here's a rundown of some of our latest stories: - Hundreds on Friday were going on their fifth day without water — and power, no less — in hurricane-ravaged St. Helena Parish. Joe Gyan Jr. has the story.
- AG Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards have weighed in on the nursing home evacuee crisis. Both called for investigations into the situation Friday as officials reported a fifth death. James Finn and Blake Paterson have the story.
- Electricity is slowly turning back on for the capital region, but schools say they don't expect to be ready for class after Labor Day. Charles Lussier brings us the latest.
- Police are trying to find a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian in Ascension Parish a couple days before the storm hit. Here's what police told us about the hit-and-run.
- An elderly man was shot to death at home in Baton Rouge. He lay on the flood bleeding for hours until police arrived, officials told us. Here's the story.
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| Giant trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. Read more |
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| Two nurses who worked inside the Tangipahoa Parish warehouse where more than 800 nursing home residents have now been rescued from squalid … Read more |
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| An older man was shot to death in his home on Georgia Street Friday morning, then lay on the floor bleeding for hours until his roommate ar… Read more |
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| Police are trying to find the driver who fatally struck a pedestrian this past weekend on La. 429 west of La. 431 in Ascension Parish. Read more |
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| Though lines at the pumps remain stubbornly long amid a pitiless heatwave, Louisiana is finally taking baby steps toward alleviating the on… Read more |
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| The punishing winds of Hurricane Ida shut off power not only for homes and businesses, but also for schools across the Baton Rouge region, … Read more |
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| A fifth nursing home resident who had been transferred to a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse ahead of Hurricane Ida has died. Read more |
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| As a landscaper, Dayna Cutrer is used to south Louisiana's scorching summer temperatures, but being without power or water since Monday is … Read more |
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| Coastal authority weighs repairs in advance of seeking federal money Read more |
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