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Living center to see what it is like. it is not a dire situation but they do have water in the building on the first floor. the real situation i think is very dire. the water that is rising in the areas of lower lafitte. >> many louisiana residents left their homes and got out of ida's way but one who stayed joins us next.
Worked together during katrina 16 years ago. it is just surreal. we look around and we're seeing total destruction and we really haven't been able to see it because it's dark but we know we wake up in the morning it will be levelled to where we're 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 it's all said and done, this storm is going to have more wide spread damage than katrina. we've yet to see what is going on in new orleans. metery and a little south where there is a lot of flooding. unfort...
Behind, hopefully they realize how serious this storm was and the majority of the people got out. >> all right. louisiana lieutenant governor billy nungesser thank you for joining us and bringing us the latest from your state. we wish you the best of luck. >> thank you, my friend. >> cnn's jason carroll is in houma, louisiana not far from where the storm made landfall. what is the situation there? what kind of damage have you seen? >> reporter: i wanted to give you a first look. we are at the houma power station out here. you can see part of the sides of the building have already come off. par...
We're getting gusts of tropical storm type winds and that's serious. we have a curfew here in lafayette and it's a little extra sensitive in this particular storm because we have so many of our neighbors evacuating new orleans, baton rouge, southeast louisiana on i-10, interstate 10 and highway 90 going north on i-49 and they go through our city. it puts a little extra strain on the first responders. this tropical storm gust winds and heavy winds can come out of nowhere and doesn't take much to knock down a tree on a power line or house or road and we have to keep these roadways clear for the ...
>> oh, my gosh. go! >> ida is officially tied for the strongest storm ever to hit the state, sustained winds, landfall, 150 miles an hour. that is even stronger than katrina which hit 16 years ago today. it is too early to assess damage but the wrecking power is obvious. just look at this video right here. flooding is widespread and some areas could see up to 20 inches of rain. more more than 700,000 homes and businesses are without power. the number is sure to climb and officials say it could take weeks to fully restore power. new orleans will see its highest winds and heaviest rain soon. the...