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2. well, it s actually a log rhythmic increase. about a 10 x damage increase. that increase now 250 times higher than a category 1 at the point of landfall, michael. all right. pedram javaheri, a good point on the people without power too. that is just customers. thanks, pedram. we ll check in with you a bit later. cnn s darryl forges is live from the baon rouge, louisiana. tell us what you see, what s going on now. reporter: well, the conditions continue to deteriorate here in baton rouge, louisiana. but it s nothing compared to what we re seeing in new orleans as the storm continues to churn slowly but surely toward the north, losing storm as a category 2 storm but still some very scary wind speeds and heavy rain. we do now know, michael, that the osner health system in new orleans is evacuating some of their patients because of the issues with some of their buildings because of hurricane ida. we also know now that one person ....