Hurricane Ida: Joe Biden walks through storm-ravaged Louisiana, pledges to get people back on their feet

US President Joe Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet. “I promise we're going to have your back,” Biden said.

Louisiana: Giant trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, US President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hard-hit Louisiana neighbourhood on Friday and told local residents, “I know you're hurting, I know you're hurting.” Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet and said the government already had distributed USD 100 million directly to individuals in the state in USD 500 cheques to give them a first slice of critical help. Many people, he said, don't know what help is available because they can't get cellphone service.