Hurricane Ida recovery: Louisiana local leaders say FEMA ‘missing in action’ as parish pleads for help
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Southern Louisiana residents are still in temporary communal shelters a month after Hurricane Ida destroyed their homes.
The storm made landfall Aug. 29 with winds up to 150 mph near Port Fourchon, about 10 miles southwest of Grand Isle and Camardelle's home. A month later, dozens of residents whose homes were destroyed live in communal shelters and lack the resources they need to begin rebuilding.
Grand Isle, the state’s last inhabited barrier island, is home to about 1,000 full-time residents. It's also part of Jefferson Parish, which includes the Greater New Orleans area.
"It just takes a while," said Camardelle, shouting over the sounds of a generator still needed to deliver power to Grand Isle City Hall.
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