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Many areas of South Louisiana — particularly in the bayou communities and river parishes — are still facing severe challenges in the aftermath of hurricane Ida. On Friday, state lawmaker Tanner Magee, a Republican representative from Houma, joined Louisiana Considered to talk about the dire need for resources right now.
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Evacuation plans have called for teens to go to Dixon since 2018.
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The effort involves four local and national companies and could cost up to $20 million. Cleanup will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. until the streets are cleared.
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A September 20 letter from the advocacy group Promise of Justice Initiative addressed to Gov. John Bel Edwards detailed poor conditions, neglect and violence that the Orleans Parish Prison evacuees said they experienced.
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After the powerful Hurricane Ida knocked power out for New Orleans and southeast Louisiana, resulting in evacuations after landfall and even multiple fatalities, the City Council and angry residents took Entergy New Orleans to task Wednesday for their response during the storm’s aftermath.
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The power company failed to build a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly pummeled Louisiana. Then Ida knocked out power for more than a week. “I don’t think it’s just Mother Nature,” said one resident. “This is neglect.”
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The City Council grilled Metro Services Group and Richard’s Disposal, who cited a lack of workers to handle the increased workload as reasons for why trash keeps piling up.
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The message was clear Saturday: New Orleans residents want their trash picked up, and they will walk through rain and lightning to get their point across.
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Residents in parishes hit the hardest by the Category 4 Hurricane Ida could see federal relief for housing payments and repairs, officials announced Friday during a visit with U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.
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When Jimmie Woods, the CEO of Metro Service Group, told New Orleans City Council Friday that his trucks have made "several passes through every part of the city," since Hurricane Ida hit 19 days ago, members of the public screamed, "He's lying."