Environmental Impacts
By Tyrese Lee, Podcast Editor While the natural areas look like they recover quickly from hurricane damage, the effects of Ida to South Louisiana’s environment is still evident. “They’re very resilient to things like this but if you look at it before and at the aftermath of how much marsh we have versus how much […]
Booming Construction
By Tyrese Lee, podcast Editor While Hurricane Ida damaged homes and businesses in South Louisiana, one industry is booming as they work to rebuild the region. Troy Brown, a contractor from Assumption Parish, says Hurricane Ida’s created so much work due to the massive amount of damage that it caused. “Because there was so much […]
Businesses Rebound
Kajun Twist restaurant in Galliano suffered major damage from Hurricane Ida. Contributed by: Anthony Goldsmith Anthony Golsmith in front of the Kajun Twist restaurant’s temporary food truck while they rebuilt. Contributed by: Anthony Goldsmith Kajun Twist’s popular po’boy. Contributed by: Anthony Goldsmith By Alexis Casnave, Features Editor Despite the hardships Hurricane Ida has caused, it […]
Insurance Struggles
By Meagan Rousse, managing Editor Louisiana residents are still facing insurance issues one year after Hurricane Ida hit. With some insurance companies going bankrupt, policyholders are being left to find relief from state agencies. Homeowner Holly Crochet has been living in a rental for the past year due to struggles with her insurance. “You feel […]
Social Changes
By Aaron Galmiche, Photo Editor While the communities of Louisiana’s Bayou Region are on their way to recovery, an unexpected scar has been left, not on the towns, but on the people within them. From abandoned hangouts to lost local traditions, many of Louisiana’s residents now look back fondly on the way things used to […]
Damaged History
By Aaron Galmiche, Photo Editor The effects of Hurricane Ida on historic sites in South Louisiana was well documented following the storm. However, as recovery continues, these sites and their journey have been given less attention and assumed by many to be completed or abandoned. Here’s the real progress many of these sites have made […]
Nicholls Damages
By Tyrese Lee, Podcast Editor Hurricane Ida damages to Nicholls State University will cost about $15 million to repair. About $1 million of the cost will be out of the university’s pocket as “wind-driven rain through a window” is considered uninsurable damage. Director of Purchasing, Property Control and Support Services Administration Terry Dupre and President […]
Rebuilding Challenges
By Alexis Casnave, features Editor Patience is key for thousands of Louisiana residents who have seen little progress more than a year after Ida’s destruction. “I never thought that a year ago we would have started deconstructing our house and over a year later, they still haven’t paid us for living expenses,” says Valentine resident […]
Ida Debris Becomes Landscape
By Aaron Galmiche, Photo Editor All across Louisiana’s Bayou region, communities are still hard at work returning their homes and towns to the way things were before Hurricane Ida struck. However, despite the constant recovery, some of this damage and debris has remained for one reason or another and taken on a new role; as […]
The Lost Bayou: Ida, One Year Later
By Alexis Casnave, Features Editor It’s been one year since Hurricane Ida changed the lives of those living in the Bayou Region of Southeast Louisiana; and while progress has been made, the rebuilding is not over. “As bad as this was and as harmful as it was to our homes and businesses, we are still […]