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And is there anything that the city and the electric utility could be doing to decrease that likelihood – or, at least, mitigate its impact on local residents?

Officials say nearly 200,000 people could be without power for weeks. Hurricane Ida was the strongest storm to hit the city since Hurricane Katrina.

With 150 mph winds upon landfall, Ida was one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall in the state. It arrived on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1,800 ...

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Two days after Ida made landfall as a terrifying major hurricane, the death toll from the system risen to at least four, and more than a million customers remain without power in the New Orleans area.

Aerial of Hurricane Ida damage in southeast Louisiana, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Pool photo by Hilary Scheinuk, The Advocate. By: Alex Hider Posted and last updated ...