New Orleans

• Tornado rips through New Orleans as storms cause widespread damage in U.S. South

  Multiple tornadoes have torn through parts of Texas, Mississippi and Oklahoma, killing at least one person and causing multiple injuries.

  Weather

  Mar 22, 2022
  
• Hurricane Ida death toll rises to 26 as power restored in New Orleans

  Health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat.

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  Sep 9, 2021
  
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• Death toll hits 48 as Americans deal with aftermath of Hurricane Ida

  The toll was highest in New Jersey, where at least 25 people perished in heavy rains that began late Wednesday.

  Environment

  Sep 3, 2021
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• In wake of Hurricane Ida, Louisianans scramble for food, water, gas and relief

  Ida was the fifth most powerful storm to strike the U.S. when it hit Louisiana on Sunday with maximum winds of 150 mph (240 kph).

  World

  Sep 1, 2021
• New Orleans, other communities could be without power for weeks after Hurricane Ida

  Ida ravaged the region's power grid, leaving hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when power would return.

  Weather

  Aug 31, 2021
• Hurricane Ida set to strike New Orleans 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina

  Ida struck Cuba on Friday after quickly intensified from a tropical storm to a hurricane with top winds of 128 kph, with forecasters predicting it will get even stronger.

  Weather

  Aug 28, 2021
• Tropical Storm Ida prompts hurricane watch in New Orleans as it barrels toward Cuba

  Ida could be near major hurricane strength by the time it reaches the northern Gulf Coast, which forecasters predict may happen sometime late Sunday or early Monday.

  Weather

  Aug 27, 2021
• 41 swingers test positive for COVID-19 after New Orleans sex convention

  Organizers say dozens of swingers have tested positive after attending a sex convention in New Orleans last month.

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  Dec 2, 2020
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• Southern U.S. surveys ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Zeta damage that killed 6

  Zeta was the 27th named storm of a historically busy year, with more than a month left in the Atlantic hurricane season.

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  Oct 30, 2020
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• Hurricane Zeta slams Louisiana causing mass power outages, flooding

  Zeta had top sustained winds of 110 (177 kph) as a Category 2 hurricane and was the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season — with over a month left before it ends.

  Weather

  Oct 28, 2020