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Has died because of this hurricane in a parish in between baton rouge and new orleans. and also, get this, people have been calling 911 hoping that first responders would get to them but we all know the first responders are not responding, being dispatched to calls right now because the conditions are just not safe at this point. and now, michael, many are actually second-guessing their decision whether or not to stay. i wish i would have evacuated. i kid you not. it s not worth it. it s not worth it. reporter: hurricane ida making landfall near port fourchon, louisiana just sigh of a category 4 storm. and with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour at landfall ida a stronger hurricane than katrina, which def state the state 16 years ago sunday. when you have mother nature throw at you a storm this strong with the surge, the wind, the rain that we re talking about with hurricane ida, there s going to be devastating impacts. reporter: the storm slowing down but increasing the flo ....

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