| By Drew Broach | Deputy metro editor
IDA, DON'T YOU BLOW: Now's the time to get serious, readers, about 48 hours before Tropical Storm Ida strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane and slams the Louisiana coast south of New Orleans. "Gulf conditions are conducive for rapid intensification," Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Stay up to date in our hurricane center.) Three major Sewerage & Water Board pumps - two in Lakeview and one in New Orleans East - are out of service as Ida speeds to the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, raising questions about agency's ability to drain the city.
DOUBLING DOWN: The number of defendants in the killing of 12-year-old Todriana Peters, shot dead while standing outside a graduation party in the Lower 9th Ward, has doubled. Prosecutors secured a new indictment against 10 people on murder and conspiracy charges.
PLATEAUED: Has Louisiana's fourth wave in the pandemic crested? The number of COVID patients in state hospitals continues to drop, capping a week of steady decline.
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