Gatherings, evacuations during and after Ida worry epidemiologists as COVID delta surge continues
State shelters are performing COVID tests. But testing is currently scarce in the city.
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Some New Orleans area schools delay return to class another week, as power restoration continues
Schools must clean their freezers and restock food in advance of students returning. NOLA Public Schools will provide an update Tuesday.
Eight days after Hurricane Ida, 71 percent of New Orleans electricity restored
In the entire region, Entergy says it has restored 51 percent of the 902,000 customers who lost power during the storm.
Where to get tested for COVID post-Ida
A number of healthcare centers in the area were temporarily closed this week. But some have restarted testing services.
A week after Hurricane Ida, 61 percent of customers who lost power are still in the dark
Entergy is still estimating it will have power back to the vast majority of New Orleans customers by Wednesday, Sept. 8.
‘I don’t care where I’m going’: New Orleans residents use city evacuation program after Hurricane Ida
Buses began moving people out of the city on Saturday.
‘Life-threatening situation’: FEMA says power outages — not just storm damage — may qualify residents for evacuation aid
Earlier this week, the agency said that only people with damaged homes would qualify.
‘We are now fully secure’: Three more transmission lines up in city; Entergy releases estimates for restoration in hardest-hit areas
The timeline for the city remains the same. Most customers will see full restoration by the middle of the next week. Those in parts of the state that saw the most significant damage may have to wait until later this month.
Friends, family struggle to get in touch with people in jails hit by Hurricane Ida
A number of parish sheriffs in the area chose not to evacuate their jails prior to the storm.
Health care: Updates on hospital power and what’s open
What we know about available resources as of Friday, Sept. 3.
