Also: Saints-Packers won't be in the 'Dome
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 |
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| If you're trying to gas up your car or generator in Baton Rouge today, good luck. Read more |
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| 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 |
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| Hammond resident Miles Garrett wasn’t nervous about the path of Hurricane Ida this past weekend. Read more |
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| 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 |
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| East Baton Rouge Parish opened two community recharge stations in Baton Rouge on Wednesday morning for residents without power looking to r… Read more |
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| Utility crews have made marginal progress to restore power to homes and businesses in the Baton Rouge area. Read more |
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| 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 |
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| After Ochsner Health System evacuated hospitals in Raceland and Houma, and Terrebonne General Medical Center also sent their patients elsew… Read more |
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| 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 |
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