- Gridlock as residents flee while others prepare at home
- Storm forecast to hit on Sunday, anniversary of Katrina
As Hurricane Ida barrelled towards the Louisiana coast, residents braced for a storm of potentially historic proportions due to arrive on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the brutal hurricane that killed more than 1,800 on America’s Gulf coast.
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