Long, hot, miserable road back to normal. countless communities along the gulf coast and further inland face days, weeks, and months of rebuilding. come to a third world country no, water no, gas, no lights. on the barrier island of grand ill around half the homes were destroyed by hurricane ida. in my neighborhood i lost my home, my grandson lost his home. i have a deputy that lost his home. in new orleans, officials know they are in a race to restore services to the half of the population that decided not to evacuate. primary objective today are getting our people what they need. you know they need food, water, cool air. paramedics, fire and e.m.t. responding to call volumes 158% above normal, the dust to dawn curfew begun yesterday and will remain in place until further notice. totally unsafe. i would like to encourage each