Among the state’s areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ida, Terrebonne Parish is struggling to get back to some level of normalcy. Parish President Gordon Dove says he’s pleased the flooding was minimal for areas protected by levees.
“We don’t have any reports of flooding, but we haven’t finished the Pointe-aux-Chenes, Montegut area, and of course anything below the levee system was pretty devasted by water,” said Dove.
Dove says they are working to set up a makeshift hospital because Terrebonne General and Leonard Chabert Medical Center are closed due to roof damage.
“That’s one of our major steps right now is to get the hospital back open and of course utilities,” said Dove.
Dove says once the power is restored, Terrebonne’s recovery from Ida can begin in earnest.
99-percent of utility customers in Terrebonne Parish do not have electricity.
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