Hurricane Ida Leaves Indelible Mark in Louisiana

Hurricane Ida Leaves Indelible Mark in Louisiana
Power lines are down along Main Street after Hurricane Ida swept through, in LaPlace, La., on Aug. 31, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Allan Stein
Charlotte Cuthbertson
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The one thing Debbie Russel of LaPlace, Louisiana, remembers about Hurricane Ida is the wind—“It was unreal.”

“The wind was so strong,” she said. “We just got in the hall and prayed. I had my hands over my ears—the wind.”

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