In Photos: Hurricane Ida Slams Gulf Coast
By Rose Wythe
September 4, 2021
Hurricane Ida made its final push toward Louisiana Sunday (August 29), packing some of the strongest winds ever to hit the state and threatening to unleash widespread flooding and destruction in New Orleans.
A woman walks to her vehicle damaged by a fallen tree on August 31, 2021 in Covington, Louisiana.
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A set of stairs is broken off the front of a building in Klondyke, Louisiana on August 31, 2021.
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A fallen tree rests on a storm-damaged home on August 31, 2021 in Madisonville, Louisiana.
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People clean out a storm damaged home on September 1, 2021 in Springfield, Louisiana.
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Cheryl Soley Dunpace sorts through her destroyed home in the wake of Hurricane Ida September 1, 2021 in Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
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A resident surveys damage to his home following Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in Laplace, Louisiana.
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A resident seeks shelter from the wind and rain as Hurricane Ida makes landfall in New Orleans.
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Utility workers play in the wind from Hurricane Ida as they wait for the storm to pass to begin repairs.
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A police car cruises through the French Quarter during Hurricane Ida.
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A cyclist wears a face mask as they ride through rain and high winds on Canal Street in New Orleans.
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The Boudreaux family sits on their front porch as they await the arrival of Hurricane Ida.
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Heavy rain falls as storm surge begins to encroach on Louisiana Route 1 ahead of Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
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Heavy rain falls ahead of Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
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A man runs through the rain prior to the arrival of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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A vehicle drives down an empty Canal Street near the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana on the early morning of August 29, 2021 before the arrival of Hurricane Ida.
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People walk their dogs in high winds in New Orleans.
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A person walks through the French Quarter ahead of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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People walk in the French Quarter prior to the arrival of Hurricane Ida.
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A person sits at a train stop for shelter ahead of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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High winds blow palm trees as Energy Corp. electric utility company bucket trucks are staged on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Crews re-open a levee flood gate across Louisiana Route 1 after motorists missed a closure deadline and became trapped ahead of Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
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People walk in the French Quarter prior to the arrival of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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A person pushes a shopping cart through rain and high winds past a closed restaurant on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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