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September 6, 2021
Shaken by haunting images of damage caused by Hurricane Ida, lawmakers are vowing to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure.
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September 5, 2021
Countless families searched for shelter from the devastating winds of Hurricane Ida. One of them did so in a former…
September 4, 2021
New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell says its residents who evacuated during Hurricane Ida can return to help the city recover.
September 3, 2021
President Biden is visiting cities most impacted by Hurricane Ida -- but it's Black and brown communities most vulnerable to…
September 2, 2021
We rounded up a list of Black-owned/led relief organizations that are helping Black and brown Louisianians recover from Hurricane Ida.
September 2, 2021
In New Orleans, an ongoing power outage after Hurricane Ida is making the sweltering summer heat unbearable.
September 1, 2021
Louisiana residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat.
August 31, 2021
Louisiana communities are facing the prospect of weeks without electricity in the oppressive, late-summer heat after Hurricane Ida.
August 30, 2021
During this time of instability and uncertainty, we must remember that communities of color are at heightened risk.
August 30, 2021
A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued Monday.
August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., reversing the flow…
August 29, 2021
Daily tallies of new cases in Louisiana went from a few hundred a day through much of the spring to…
Hurricane Ida Louisiana thegrio.com
August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana…
August 28, 2021
Resident of Louisiana are preparing as an intensifying storm, Hurricane Ida, is expected to make landfall on Sunday.
August 25, 2021
Body cam video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times…
August 24, 2021
Demarcus Dunn, an unvaccinated Louisiana police officer, died following complications of COVID-19 a day ahead of his scheduled wedding.
August 23, 2021
Detective Everett Briscoe, a 13-year police veteran, had recently earned his bachelor's degree from Southern University.
August 22, 2021
Louisiana has overwhelmed hospitals, stalled surgeries, lengthy waits for a hospital bed and an ever-increasing death toll from COVID-19.
August 17, 2021
Angelle Mosley's kin hopes her breakthrough case and subsequent death from COVID-19 will still encourage vaccination.
Ossun Elementary School teacher Julie Colley, theGrio.com
August 13, 2021
Julie Colley, an elementary school teacher in Lafayette, used the n-word when commenting in a Facebook group.