Ida is now a Cat 4 hurricane #HurricaneIda

Here at the EOC in Belle Chasse, officials say residents can expect a 12-14 foot storm surge and wind gusts of well over 100 mph, especially near Buras #DTR #HurricaneIda

Happening now! The Oakville floodgate is closed! Plaquemines Parish out here working to secure it

OUTAGES: Latest from Entergy New Orleans as of 6:28 a.m.: -2,797 in Jefferson Parish -2,064 in Plaquemines Plaquemines Parish -456 in New Orleans The City Of New Orleans wdsu

TRACKING HURRICANE IDA: Hurricane Ida is a dangerous category 4 storm nearing category 5 status >> bit.ly/2WxlN9u pscp.tv/w/c_oVeXR3LTE3…

Windy and dark here in Plaquemines Parish at the Oakville flood gate wdsu

RIGHT NOW:Plaquemines Parish Sheriff says he’s pulling deputies off the streets. Wind has increased, gusts getting worse by the minute. wdsu #hurricanida #Louisiana #Ida

Just got this alert in Plaquemines Parish !!

Grand Isle: Jefferson Parish says 28 people have chosen to stay on the island as Ida nears. The only road off the island is already flooding.

As meteorologists at the National Weather Service Slidell office, we can't bear to see this on satellite. We have hard times ahead, but we will all persevere. Take all messages we, public officials and broadcast media are saying SERIOUSLY. Stay tuned for more frequent updates.

RIGHT NOW: Tunnel in Belle Chasse closed! First time this has happened “for as long as I can remember” says Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich. #Louisiana #hurricanida #lawx #idahurricane

Praying.

GRAND ISLE: Margaret Orr says they are in the thick of it right now. MOST people evacuated from the island. About two dozen stayed. 🙏🏾 #HurricaneIda wdsu Jefferson Parish NWS New Orleans

JUST IN: footage from the riverfront in Empire….Plaquemines Parish #HurricaneIda #Louisiana wdsu

BREAKING: the eye of #HurricaneIda is about 14 minutes out from Port Fourchon, according to Margaret Orr 🙏🏾 Port Fourchon wdsu

#Ida almost at landfall at Port Fourchon. wdsu #lawx

BREAKING NEWS: Hurricane Ida has made landfall as a Category 4 storm

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🚨Parish Curfew The new curfew for Terrebonne parish is 10pm - 5am.