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As Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast, New Orleans officials have called for mandatory, voluntary evacuations ahead of storm

As Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast, New Orleans officials have called for mandatory, voluntary evacuations ahead of storm

Theyre wonderful people. their people of the earth. you know? but this is going to be a very, very tough storm for that island, and the island was already losing a lot of land as it is. i mean, my friends used to go there when they were in high school and the land loss on that island is incredible over the past couple of decades. it is a very vulnerable area for us. has a lot of history for us in jeffersonparish and really difficult to watch and see that the storm is headed late to. those of us ...

As Hurricane Ida moves closer to the Gulf of Mexico, officials in the New Orleans metro area urged residents to prepare for what could be a strong Category 3 hurricane.

As Hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana, some parishes around the state are announcing both mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. Ida is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane on Sunday, August 29th.

As Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast, New Orleans officials have called for mandatory, voluntary evacuations ahead of storm

As Hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana, some parishes around the state are announcing both mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. Ida is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane on Sunday, August 29th.

Mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders have been called in several parishes.