Everything you need to know about this devastating Category 4 storm.
with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor
Hurricane Ida has come ashore as a devastating Category 4 storm, and the Baton Rouge region now waits for the worst of it to hit here. These links to ongoing coverage will give you all the most important details: - Click here to read the latest reports of damage as we get them.
- Click here to read the curfews parishes have announced
- Click here to read the latest on power outages in our area
- Click here to read the latest on school closures.
We'll be updating our website by the minute. Please stay safe. |
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 | Hurricane Ida slammed into the Baton Rouge area Sunday evening as one of the strongest storms in a century. Read more |
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 | More than 123,000 residences and businesses in Louisiana are without electricity as of 11:25 a.m. after the Hurricane Ida came ashore Sunda… Read more |
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 | As Hurricane Ida impacts Louisiana, Baton Rouge-area cities and parishes have implemented a curfew. Read more |
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 | As Hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana, shelters are opening up in the Baton Rouge area and across the the state. Read more |
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 | Hurricane Ida began an hourslong assault on the Baton Rouge area early Sunday, pelting the region with heavy rain while its compact eye was… Read more |
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 | The Advocate is inviting readers to sign up for its free text messaging service to receive critical updates on Hurricane Ida impacts. Read more |
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 | As hurricane Ida bears down on southeastern Louisiana Sunday, residents should prepare for delays in emergency response times, Baton Rouge … Read more |
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 | If you were scheduled to get your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Louisiana this weekend, that's unlikely to happen — but that's OK.… Read more |
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 | 'This is the worst I've seen in my lifetime,' police chief says Read more |
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