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Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida
Read full article: Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane IdaTen Filipino men who worked for a major offshore oil industry employer under federally granted visas claim in a federal lawsuit they were treated like prisoners at a company bunkhouse and that some of them were abandoned there when Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in August 2021.
Hurricane season starts next week. Have you read your insurance policy lately?
Read full article: Hurricane season starts next week. Have you read your insurance policy lately?Hurricane season officially starts on June 1. You should check your car and homeowner's insurance policies to make certain you know what is covered and what is not should a storm threaten our area.
HUD to send out nearly $3 billion in disaster relief grants
Read full article: HUD to send out nearly $3 billion in disaster relief grantsThe Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments.
Billion-dollar disasters: How did 2021 compare to previous years?
Read full article: Billion-dollar disasters: How did 2021 compare to previous years?When looking back on 2021, it was another wild year for weather. Even though Jacksonville wasn’t directly impacted by a major disaster, others were not so lucky.
Hurricane Ida, Europe floods made 2021 costly for disasters
Read full article: Hurricane Ida, Europe floods made 2021 costly for disastersDamage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer have helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters.
Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways
Read full article: Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subwaysTransit officials and experts say this summer’s storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast’s vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change.
US unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic low
Read full article: US unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic lowThe number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000 from a pandemic low, a sign that worsening COVID-19 infections may have slightly increased layoffs.
Why Hurricane Ida damage might spike insurance rates in Florida, too
Read full article: Why Hurricane Ida damage might spike insurance rates in Florida, tooHurricane Ida could become one of the top 10 costliest hurricanes in American history, and even though the storm didn’t hit the Sunshine State, Florida residents might end up paying for it.
August industrial output gains slow to 0.4% after Ida hits
Read full article: August industrial output gains slow to 0.4% after Ida hitsU.S. industrial production slowed to a 0.4% gain in August as shutdowns of petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants caused by Hurricane Ida curbed manufacturing activity.
Golden Ray worker highlights devastation left behind in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida
Read full article: Golden Ray worker highlights devastation left behind in Louisiana after Hurricane IdaLafourche Parish is a small parish south of New Orleans, Lousiana and also the place that Buddy Cantrelle calls home.
Who Dat? Saints ready to march into Jacksonville to take on Packers on Sunday
Read full article: Who Dat? Saints ready to march into Jacksonville to take on Packers on SundayAlthough far from home, the Saints said “Who Dat?" will be heard in the River City on Sunday when New Orleans plays Green Bay at TIAA Bank Field.
After Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses
Read full article: After Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licensesLouisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where residents died after Hurricane Ida amid conditions deemed squalid and unsafe.
Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
Read full article: Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgradesLawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and tornado damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida show the need to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure network.
Family that evacuated New Orleans still can’t return home due to damage from Ida
Read full article: Family that evacuated New Orleans still can’t return home due to damage from IdaA New Orleans family that was forced to evacuate their house ahead of Hurricane Ida still hadn’t returned home as of Monday.
New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida
Read full article: New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after IdaOfficials in New Orleans say they will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators that trapped residents in wheelchairs in dark, sweltering upper floors.
Biden directs federal aid to NY, NJ after deadly flooding
Read full article: Biden directs federal aid to NY, NJ after deadly floodingPresident Joe Biden has approved major disaster declarations greenlighting federal aid for people six New Jersey counties and five New York counties affected by devastating flooding last week from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
Read full article: Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgradesLawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and tornado damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida show the need to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure network.
Search resumes for 2 missing after car swept away in storm
Read full article: Search resumes for 2 missing after car swept away in stormAs residents and businesses across New Jersey spent the holiday weekend trying to clean up damage from last week’s storm, rescue workers resumed the search for two friends whose car was caught up in the floodwaters.
After Ida's fury, infrastructure key in preventing misery
Read full article: After Ida's fury, infrastructure key in preventing miseryThe destruction left by the remnants of Hurricane Ida have officials and experts agreeing that infrastructure including roads, sewers and housing in New York and New Jersey must be quickly improved.
Crash victim recalls terror after Mississippi road collapse
Read full article: Crash victim recalls terror after Mississippi road collapseA 16-year-old girl says she heard vehicles crashing all around the pickup truck where she and her mother were trapped after a highway collapsed in rural Mississippi.
Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites
Read full article: Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sitesPresident Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.
Northeast deals with muck, waterlogged homes in Ida cleanup
Read full article: Northeast deals with muck, waterlogged homes in Ida cleanupFlood-stricken families and business owners across the Northeast are hauling waterlogged belongings to the curb and scraping away noxious mud as cleanup from Ida moves into high gear.
Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
Read full article: Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issuesThe dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisiana’s largest electrical utility has grappled with other widespread outages after numerous previous hurricanes.
Energy company: Hurricane Ida restoration could take weeks
Read full article: Energy company: Hurricane Ida restoration could take weeksThe energy company that is providing power to Louisiana says full restoration of electricity to hurricane-battered areas outside New Orleans could take until the end of the month.
Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: 'I know you're hurting'
Read full article: Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: 'I know you're hurting'Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told residents “I know you’re hurting."
Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida's destructive, deadly floods
Read full article: Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida's destructive, deadly floodsPolice are going door to door and drawing up lists of the missing as the death toll edges higher from the catastrophic flooding set off in the Northeast by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Ida-hit oil industry port sustains less damage than feared
Read full article: Ida-hit oil industry port sustains less damage than fearedA critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf of Mexico’s deepwater offshore oil and gas industry sustained less damage from Hurricane Ida’s direct hit than initially feared and should be able to return to working operations “in the near future."
EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1000 miles from landfall
Read full article: EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1000 miles from landfallMeteorologists say natural and man-made forces made Ida deadly and devastating in the New York and New Jersey area even though the weakened storm made landfall more than 1,000 miles away.
Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane Ida
Read full article: Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane IdaFollowing Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more established relief services from federal and local governments, and charities.
These videos show just how shocking the flooding in NYC really is
Read full article: These videos show just how shocking the flooding in NYC really isHurricane Ida may not pack the strong winds it once had when it hit Louisiana, but it’s still dumping an insane amount of rain in its path, including on New York City.
Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck
Read full article: Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struckPresident Joe Biden is pledging robust federal help for the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for Western states beset by wildfires.
In midst of hurricane season, Jacksonville-area hospitals evaluating disaster plans
Read full article: In midst of hurricane season, Jacksonville-area hospitals evaluating disaster plansHospitals across the country are dealing with a large number of COVID-19 patients, and the situation is especially difficult in New Orleans where Hurricane Ida left power outages.
Power makes slow return to eastern New Orleans
Read full article: Power makes slow return to eastern New OrleansEntergy said Wednesday that it is slowly adding power back to New Orleans, and the pace of that work will determine how quickly the region’s important oil refineries can restart operations that were shut down by Hurricane Ida.
Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancel
Read full article: Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancelHeavy rains from Hurricane Ida have forced Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee to cancel as organizers say the waterlogged festival grounds are unsafe for driving or camping.
Man attacked by alligator outside home while walking in Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters
Read full article: Man attacked by alligator outside home while walking in Hurricane Ida’s floodwatersA man was attacked by a large alligator while walking through floodwaters from Hurricane Ida and is now missing, a Louisiana sheriff said.
After Ida, energy facilities in Gulf inching back to life
Read full article: After Ida, energy facilities in Gulf inching back to lifeOil companies began gradually to restart some of their refineries in Louisiana, and key fuel pipelines fully reopened, providing hopeful signs that the region’s crucial energy industry can soon recover from the blow of Hurricane Ida.
Jacksonville Humane Society takes in 5 dogs evacuated from Mississippi shelter due to Ida
Read full article: Jacksonville Humane Society takes in 5 dogs evacuated from Mississippi shelter due to IdaThe Jacksonville Humane Society took in some of the animals that had to be evacuated from a shelter in Gulfport, Mississippi, ahead of Hurricane Ida.
Fully vaccinated NFL players will get COVID-19 tests weekly
Read full article: Fully vaccinated NFL players will get COVID-19 tests weeklyFully vaccinated players will be required to get tested for COVID-19 weekly instead of every 14 days as part of the revised protocols for the regular season agreed upon by the NFL and NFLPA.
Ida weakens to a Tropical Depression, Wind and Rain remain a concern for the southeast
Read full article: Ida weakens to a Tropical Depression, Wind and Rain remain a concern for the southeastCategory 4 Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday afternoon in Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph.
Ida topples New Orleans jazz landmark where Armstrong worked
Read full article: Ida topples New Orleans jazz landmark where Armstrong workedA storied New Orleans jazz site where a young Louis Armstrong once worked toppled when Ida blew through Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. The Karnofsky Tailor Shop where a young Louis Armstrong worked collapsed Sunday during the storm.
New Orleans levees pass Ida's test while some suburbs flood
Read full article: New Orleans levees pass Ida's test while some suburbs floodThe levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, but costly upgrades to the city's flood protection system couldn't spare some neighboring communities from the rising water.
Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana
Read full article: Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to LouisianaMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that state and local emergency responders conducted 20 rescues from flooded areas in the state’s three coastal counties.
These videos truly show just how devastating Hurricane Ida was in Louisiana
Read full article: These videos truly show just how devastating Hurricane Ida was in LouisianaHurricane Ida made landfall Sunday, wreaking havoc on the Louisiana coast, and leaving major cities like New Orleans without power.
Tropical Storm Nora facing, after leaving 1 dead, 7 missing
Read full article: Tropical Storm Nora facing, after leaving 1 dead, 7 missingTropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods and landslides on Mexico’s Pacific coast, caused havoc in Puerta Vallarta and left at least one dead and seven missing.
As Ida leaves Gulf, analysts foresee modest economic damage
Read full article: As Ida leaves Gulf, analysts foresee modest economic damageWith more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast.
‘The biggest concern is flooding’: New Orleans family flees from Hurricane Ida
Read full article: ‘The biggest concern is flooding’: New Orleans family flees from Hurricane IdaSome people who evacuated New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Ida fear that when they return home, nothing will be as they remembered it.
Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana on same date Katrina did 16 years earlier
Read full article: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana on same date Katrina did 16 years earlierCategory 4 Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday -- the same calendar date, Aug. 29, as Category 3 Katrina did 16 years ago.
‘As long as it takes’: FEMA, other agencies respond to Ida
Read full article: ‘As long as it takes’: FEMA, other agencies respond to IdaFederal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has power restoration experts and generators at the ready as Hurricane Ida bashes the region.