Like the governor, local officials warned residents who left ahead of the storm to stay away for now.

It was unclear when electricity would be restored. Inability to run air-conditioning threatened to become a dangerous problem for vulnerable residents of the region, as heat and humidity made the air in much of southern Louisiana and Mississippi feel hotter than 100 degrees.Ī darkened New Orleans skyline on Monday, when most of the city was without power following Hurricane Ida. More than a million utility customers remained without power on Tuesday, including much of New Orleans, where all eight transmission lines that deliver power to the city had been knocked out of service. “We are not even there yet to tell you what day” the lights would come back on, the mayor said. Cantrell said during a news conference, adding that the power company, Entergy, had yet to give a timeline for restoring electricity to the city. “We know it’s hot, we know we don’t have any power,” Ms. But for the moment, their efforts were focused on getting resources to residents, including tarpaulins, food, water and ice. and ending at 6 a.m.Ĭity officials have not ruled out a post-storm evacuation of the city. The aftermath in New Orleans has grown dire enough for its mayor, LaToya Cantrell, to enforce a citywide curfew beginning at 8 p.m. “So if you have already evacuated, do not return.”Īt least five deaths, officials said, have been attributed to the storm, which on Tuesday was a tropical depression producing heavy rain in Middle Tennessee. Edwards said in a news conference in LaPlace. “Many of the life-supporting infrastructure elements are not present, they’re not operating right now,” Mr. John Bel Edwards offered no timeline for when the state would be able to welcome back residents who had fled the storm. With electricity still out for hundreds of thousands of customers and a punishing heat settling over southern Louisiana, New Orleans instituted a curfew on Tuesday night as officials warned that recovery from Hurricane Ida could take days or even weeks.Īs search-and-rescue efforts continued for those still stranded, Gov. The power was still out on Tuesday when a curfew began. Hanging a lantern in New Orleans on Monday.

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