Today marks six months since Hurricane Ida tore its path through southeast Louisiana. Terrebonne Parish saw catastrophic damage, as utilities were knocked offline and roads were covered with debris. But Parish President Gordon Dove says Terrebonne has stepped out of the rubble and moved into recovery.
“All of our drainage has been cleaned, most of our bayous and drainage ditches and canals have been cleaned, we still have a few vessels to pull out,” said Dove.
Dove says homeowners battling with their insurance provider over hurricane damage claims is the biggest issue. Something not unexpected, but certainly an inconvenience with people anxious to rebuild says Dove.
“People are waiting on their adjusters to come in and of course, the adjusters are coming in with numbers that they don’t agree with,” said Dove.
Dove says the number of blue roofs are dwindling and homes are getting repaired, but some residents still have a long way to go. He says they have households occupying about 2,000 travel trailers and another 700 or so are waiting on a trailer.
Dove says most businesses have returned, people are working both on and off shore, and dollars are starting to flow back into the parish. It’s a pace of progress that would have been hard to predict six months ago.
“The economy is really booming in Terrebonne Parish right now,” said Dove.
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