Ida strengthened into a hurricane this afternoon and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana as a strong Category 3 storm on Sunday, exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina. In the Capital Region, Ida is being compared to Hurricane Gustav, which caused severe damage in the Baton Rouge area in 2008. At least two parishes
Emergency declarations declared ahead of strengthening Hurricane Ida
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