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Ida. many residents have been through major hurricanes before that officials say this one could be a monster. there are warnings in new orleans and the surrounding coastal regions to evacuate if at all possible by morning. one man says his neighborhood on a barrier island is emptying out. >> everybody's packing up, getting out. i hear only about a dozen people probably try to ride it out. you know it's going to flood. >> reporter: louisiana has taken the punches of many of these wallops storms before. it's still recovering from hurricane mora and zeta which made landfall in the state last year...