SPOTTY SERVICES: Two weeks after Hurricane Ida, the "normal" to which many are lucky to return varies depending on where you are in the city and its immediate suburbs. Most have their power and their cable back, but many do not, and many Cox customers have grown frustrated by having their lights on but no television or internet. Also, whether your garbage has been picked up or continues to fester in front of your house seems to be pretty random as well.
THE TOLL TO COME: The death toll from Hurricane Ida in Louisiana stands at 26, but as is typically the case after major disasters, there will be another wave of related deaths far murkier in cause or origin that nonetheless have their roots in the initial storm.
CITY PARK COMEBACK: After sustaining $1 million in damage from Hurricane Ida, some of City Parks attractions are reopening as people take advantage of the cooler weather over the last few days. See what's come back online here.
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Hurricane Ida led to the deaths of 26 people in Louisiana in the two weeks since it made landfall, according to a tally from the Louisiana Department of Health. But as days drag on without power in parts of the state, and some of the state's most vulnerable residents bounce around various evacuation points, public health experts say the true toll is likely to be much higher. Read more
