In Ida's aftermath, no quick relief in sight for Louisiana
Residents line up for fuel as they try to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in Belle Chasse, La. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving all of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when electricity would be restored. Entergy has said it will take weeks to fully restore power. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
By KEVIN MCGILL, CHEVEL JOHNSON and MELINDA DESLATTE
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled Wednesday for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat as thousands of line workers toiled to restore electricity and officials vowed to set up more sites where people could get free meals and cool off....
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