On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm, one of the most destructive hurricanes to date. Not only was the hurricane the second most damaging storm (second to Hurricane Katrina which also made landfall on August 29 in 2005, coincidentally), this hurricane tied 2020’s Hurricane Lara for the strongest landfall in Louisiana. Devastating doesn’t even begin to describe the effects of Hurricane Ida, and we’re still dealing with the aftermath.
Louisiana is no stranger to hurricanes, but Hurricane Ida hits differently. And not just because it landed on the 16th anniversary of Katrina; this was one of the most intense storms Louisiana has ever seen, and the areas that were hit the hardest have a long road of recovery ahead.
Here are some photos depicting just how devastating Hurricane Ida was.
- A family begins to clean up their storm-damaged home in Grand Isle.
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- The remains of a destroyed home in Grand Isle.
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- Search and Rescue Deputies investigate open tombs in a graveyard in Jean Lafitte. When the area flooded, caskets began to make their way around the town.
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- A search and rescue team knocks on doors in Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
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- No mail today. A man makes his way through a flooded street in Barataria, Louisiana.
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- All that’s left of a fishing camp in Grand Isle.
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- Neighbors in Belle Chasse saddle up to rescue and sort out cows from neighborhood farms that got mixed up in the storm.
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- A couple sits where their home used to be in Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana.
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- A devastating scene in Grand Isle as this house had an entire side blown away.
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- Utility poles barely held up on this street in Houma, Louisiana.
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- A man checking to see if anything is worth rescuing after his mother’s home was destroyed in Laplace, Louisiana.
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- The Louisiana National Guard helping to distribute supplies in the aftermath of the storm.
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To apply for FEMA assistance, visit their website.
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