Hundreds of thousands are still without power in Louisiana as cleanup continues from Hurricane Ida

Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents still are enduring power outages in dangerous heat nearly a week after deadly Hurricane Ida struck -- and long lines outside gas stations are underlining people's struggle to stay cool and mobile.

In the wind-damaged city of Kenner near New Orleans, the mayor was blunt Saturday when asked what his city needed most. "Power," Mayor Ben Zahn told CNN. "We suffered a lot. ... When you don't have power, you need ice. So we have been trying to give as much ice out as we can, because people need to keep things as cold as possible."