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Call themselves the cajun navy is mobilizing to help anyone that needs to be rescued. watch what a volunteer witnessed as ida made landfall. >> its so bad right now, yall. holy [ bleep ]. i glot to get out of here. as bad as id like to, yall. this boat is in trouble. hes leaning. >> joining me now is todd terrell, the president of the united cajun navy. thanks for joining us. this morning you said on cnn this storm was making you nervous. how are you feeling now that its made landfall? >> well, ...

Sniffling and we arent sure whether it is because they are wet or have covid. the biggest concern right now is covid but we have nowhere to bring these people. we were prepared because we have some supplies. we have tons of food, snacks, water, gatorade we stored in warehouses that are ready to go. at this stage we were not prepared for this type of destruction. and even on our scale of having supplies im worried. >> you have all these people calling in needing help but you cant help them right ...

Really get an assessment of the damage. its already very clear from what weve seen that houma took a really big hit from hurricane ida. pamela? >> you experienced it firsthand, jason. earlier today you were standing one place and you moved and a tree fell where you were standing. that shows you how dangerous the conditions are there. thank you for bringing us the latest on the ground. right now a group of private boat owners calling themselves the cajun navy. their president todd joins us in a...

Worked together during katrina 16 years ago. it is just surreal. we look around and were seeing total destruction and we really havent been able to see it because its dark but we know we wake up in the morning it will be levelled to where were at. >> if you even go to sleep tonight. how do you think ida compares to katrina? you mentioned today is the 16-year anniversary. >> i think when its all said and done, this storm is going to have more wide spread damage than katrina. weve yet to see what ...

There. see how theyre doing. well stay on top of it. with hurricane ida ravaging the louisiana coast, thousands of national guard members and fema personnel are set to be deployed for rescue and relief efforts. but also taking part in those operations will be the all-volunteer united d cajun n. they are ready to deploy once its safe in areas hit by this dangerous storm. joining me by phone, the president of the united cajun navy, todd terrell. help me, todd. sorry if i mispronounced it. youve ...

Now has sustained winds of 145 miles per hour. you see the radar on the left. on the right, i believe that is current shot of new orleans. winds, they expect to get much worse in the coming hours ahead of the storm making landfall in louisiana later today. we know that people are running out of time to evacuate. the outer bands, you see them on the screen to the right, they are already reaching the coast. and there is heavy rainfall. there is potential flash floods and life-threatening storm sur...

The head of the United Cajun Navy has accused two men involved in the search efforts for the missing Seacor Power crewmembers of extortion and cyberstalking.

A volunteer search for the seven missing Seacor crew members continues while a cloud of accusations lingers from the United Cajun Navy. Earlier this month there was a falling out between a group of volunteers and the UCN which has now led to president Todd Terrell taking legal action against two key volunteers. The United Cajun Navy leader filed a protective order this week in East Baton Rouge Parish accusing Christifer DeRouen of cyberstalking and extortion, claiming that the search volunteer ...

United Cajun Navy leader alleges extortion, cyberstalking by search volunteers Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP Scott Daspit, the father of missing Seacor Power crew member Dylan Daspit, suggests where people should search based on areas already visited, at Harbor Light Marina in Cocodrie, La., Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The United Cajun Navy and other volunteers joined forces to locate 7 missing Seacor Power crew members almost 2 weeks after the lift boat capsized about 8 miles from Port Fourch...

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