Either pain on shore with everything that was advertised. The surge, the rain, the wind, all of our levee systems, particularly our federal levee systems and hurricane risk reduction systems performed magnificently. Having said that, the damage is still catastrophic.
Governor Edwards discusses the impact of Hurricane Ida on Louisiana, acknowledging both the performance of levee systems and the catastrophic damage caused by the storm.
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We have lost all the gains made in June and announcing some numbers that rival our peak back in April.
As of right now, there have been more than 20,000 people rescued from their homes in and around southern Louisiana.
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