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Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit.
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The city opened four charging and cooling stations, where residents can cool off and charge their devices and/or access WiFi while the power is out.
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Francine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses after it tore through Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday.
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After most of southeast Louisiana's residents were without power — some for weeks and months — due to Hurricane Ida, New Orleans city government and community leaders have responded by setting up emergency resources for people to use after another disaster.
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Entergy said it’s still on track to restore power to 90% of customers in the city by Wednesday, but crews are starting to see more damage than they originally spotted, meaning some people may have to wait longer for the lights to come back.
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Some people say they stayed behind because they didn’t want to leave their belongings unguarded, or they felt they could ride out the storm. But many people didn't have a choice. They didn’t have the money, the gas, or family connections to get out of dodge.
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Entergy Louisiana expects to complete its assessment of the damage to its infrastructure caused by Hurricane Ida Thursday, making it easier for the utility to start giving predictions for when the lights will come back on around the state.
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Patrick Madden and Stephanie Grace co-hosted Friday's "Politics Roundtable" on Louisiana Considered.Staff writer at The Advocate, Jeff Adelson, reports on…