After growing in strength while barreling through the Gulf of Mexico, with winds up to 241 kilometers per hour, Hurricane Ida finally slammed into the Louisiana coast earlier today as a Category 4 storm. As Jennifer Johnson reports, the vicious weather has made landfall on the exact day Hurricane Katrina ravaged the region 16 years ago.
- Hurricane Ida shares similarities with fatal Katrina — and could be stronger, experts say
- Hurricane Ida weakens to tropical storm as Louisiana prepares to assess damage