Month: August 2021

The university evacuated to give the city time to repair and reinstate power and other critical services after Hurricane Ida crippled New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS — About 1,500 Tulane University students headed to Houston after the school closed its campus and canceled classes in the wake of Hurricane Ida. A caravan of about 35 busses made the trek Tuesday. Although most of the school has power, the school said it wanted its students to be…

LAPLACE, LOUISIANA – AUGUST 30: Customers learn that a station has ran out of gas after waiting in line for more than an hour as the community struggle to return to normal following Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in Laplace, Louisiana. Ida made landfall August 29, as a category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans. Although oil companies are still assessing the damage at the oil rigs, platforms and refineries that were struck by…

People are evacuated from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. It’s a familiar story to anyone from Louisiana or Southeast Texas: A storm hits, a community in need reaches out to another, and help arrives. In 2017, that took the form of Houstonians escaping Harvey, which battered the city over five days. In 2005, it was New Orleans residents moving to Houston after the levees broke, causing…

Drivers trying to get to or from Louisiana will need to know this helpful info and plan accordingly. HOUSTON — Shortly after Hurricane Ida’s landfall in Louisiana, I-10 there was open to emergency responders only. Now, it has partially reopened to the public. Note: the video in this story from WWLTV shows long gas lines in New Orleans the morning of Aug. 31. Be cautious: Officials are still encouraging people who evacuated ahead of Ida…

A barge damages a bridge that divides Lafitte, La., and Jean Lafitte, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte, in La.David J. Phillip/AP SLIDELL, La. (AP) — A man was attacked by a large alligator while walking through floodwaters from Hurricane Ida and is now missing, a Louisiana sheriff said. The 71-year-old man’s wife told sheriff’s deputies that she heard a commotion around noon on Monday, then walked outside to…

NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University is closing its campus and canceling classes in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Classes will resume online from Sept. 13 through Oct. 6 in order to “give the city time to repair and reinstate power and other critical services,” the university said in a statement. In-person classes on campus will resume on Oct. 11, following fall break. Beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m., the university said the remaining students on campus…

Rob Gaudet, Founder of the Cajun Navy Ground Force, said his team is now on the ground in Houma helping with rescues. HOUMA, La. — Search and rescue operations are underway in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida ripped through the state. The Cajun Navy put a call out on social media looking for volunteers willing to help. Houstonians and many others answered. They met in Lafayette and made the drive to Houma on Monday. Rob Gaudet,…

Trae and a group of volunteers said they’re in it for the long haul and plan on sleeping in their trucks if they have to. BAYTOWN, Texas — Trae tha Truth and his Relief Gang are in Lousiana helping those affected by Hurricane Ida. RELATED: HOW TO HELP | Lakewood, Gallery Furniture lead relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Ida Trae and a group of volunteers met Monday at the Buc-ee’s in Baytown. They…

Hurricane Ida came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane. HOUSTON — Hurricane Ida came ashore Sunday as a Category 4 storm. Parts of the Gulf Coast were ravaged by the storm surge and high winds. Many Louisiana residents fled to get out of harm’s way. Others stayed. And many will be left to pick up the pieces. One thing we know — people across the Houston area step up when others are hurting. And in…

Hurricane Ida came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane. HOUSTON — Hurricane Ida came ashore Sunday as a Category 4 storm. Parts of the Gulf Coast were ravaged by the storm surge and high winds. Many Louisiana residents fled to get out of harm’s way. Others stayed. And many will be left to pick up the pieces. One thing we know — people across the Houston area step up when others are hurting. And in…

Follow these tips to make sure your donations end up with reputable charities, not in the hands of crooks. HOUSTON — There are so many organizations helping or looking for ways to help in the wake of Hurricane Ida, but there are also crooks looking to make a quick buck.  Tips to avoid getting scammed First, do your research. Poke around online and make sure the organization is going to use your donation the way…

Hurricane Ida came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane. HOUSTON — Hurricane Ida came ashore Sunday as a Category 4 storm. Parts of the Gulf Coast were ravaged by the storm surge and high winds. Many Louisiana residents fled to get out of harm’s way. Others stayed. And many will be left to pick up the pieces. One thing we know — people across the Houston area step up when others are hurting. And in…