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Louisiana Considered: GNOF Leader Discusses Ida Recovery, Entergy New Orleans Executives Walk Out Of Heated City Council Meeting

By Karl Lengel,
Aubry Procell
Published September 22, 2021 at 9:48 PM CDT
After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans and southeast Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, it left behind significant damage and downed trees and power lines that caused mass power outages.
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After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans and southeast Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, it left behind significant damage and downed trees and power lines that caused mass power outages.
  • Greater New Orleans Foundation President and CEO Andy Kopplin discusses how the Foundation has fared during the COVID-19 pandemic and what actions the Foundation is considering to assist with recovery from Hurricane Ida in the 13 parishes it serves.
  • WWNO/WRKF reporter Ryan Nelsen reports from a heated New Orleans City Council meeting where Entergy New Orleans executives walked out when they were supposed to listen to public comments and answer questions from residents. Some citizens and city council members felt Entergy New Orleans mishandled power grid recovery following Hurricane Ida. Power outages were indirectly involved in 11 post-storm deaths.
Louisiana Considered
Karl Lengel
Karl Lengel worked at New Orleans Public Radio for more than two decades before leaving the station in 2023.
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Aubry Procell
Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.
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