Hurricane Ida, on 16th anniversary of Katrina
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Anonymous
| Entergy says all 8 transmission lines that deliver electricity into the entire New Orleans area have been lost. That means Entergy cannot generate its own power and will not be able to restore anything tonight. |
Anonymous
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OMG!
Where can I watch live coverage of the storm? |
Anonymous
| New Orleans Des Allemands levee failure. |
Anonymous
CNN has live coverage right now. |
Anonymous
| I am confused by a lot of the language regarding geography of LA. What is a Parrish? Is it like a county? Is this a Louisiana specific thing |
Anonymous
Thank you! |
Anonymous
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WWLTV also has live coverage on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJCreS7pODbA6XYRsI5fdLg Yes, PP - Louisiana has Parishes that are like counties in other states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana |
Anonymous
I tried to listen to NO local news and couldn’t really follow. |
Anonymous
The Weather Channel too. |
Anonymous
Again, unconfirmed:
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Anonymous
| Cajun Navy (whoever they are) are making water rescues. |
Anonymous
Informal rescue group that formed after Katrina (per Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun_Navy |
Anonymous
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There are multiple reports of levees failing S/SW of New Orleans but also lots of fraudulent Twitter accounts, so... it's tough to know what's really going on. |