16 years after Katrina, Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana

Roofs flying off houses, millions losing power, flash floods ...  Louisiana has yet again been hit by a destructive hurricane.

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00:00Oh my God! Yo! Yo!

00:06Just like with Hurricane Katrina, we're not trying to be here for the disaster.

00:17Oh yeah!

00:30This weekend is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

00:34And it's a stark reminder that we have to do everything we can to prepare the people in the region

00:40and make sure we're ready to respond.

01:30Boarded up the two buildings across. I've been two days now boarding up a lot of buildings.

01:36A lot of buildings. Getting ready.

01:38I got my family back at home. We got the generator and stuff.

01:42And we're just getting the gas, as much gas as we can.

02:00We've pre-positioned food, water, generators, and other supplies in the area.

02:12Power restoration and mobile communications support teams are also en route.

02:17We've also closely coordinated with the electric utilities to restore power as soon as possible

02:23and to support your response and recovery efforts.

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