Ida Causes Wide Spread Power Outages
As I write this blog, my thoughts and prayers go out to the millions of people who are being affected by Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall over Port Fourchon, Louisiana at about 11:55 a.m. CT Sunday. At landfall, the storm’s winds were just short of 157 mph as it marks the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Katrina was a 1 in 100-year storm as they predicted, and people thought they would not see anything like it again anytime soon.
Well, guess what? They were wrong, as heavy rains continue to fall and are expected to drop up to 24 inches of rain in some parts of Louisiana. Thanks to solutions implemented by the state of Louisiana’s… Continue reading