Almost 800 rescued in St. John the Baptist Parish after Hurricane Ida

At least three people have died as a result of the storm.

ByJulia Jacobo, Emily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor, and Bill Hutchinson
Last Updated: August 31, 2021, 8:36 AM EDT

Ida is barreling through Louisiana after making landfall in the state as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Sunday afternoon.

It was one of the strongest hurricanes on record -- by both wind speed and pressure -- to roar ashore in Louisiana.

Ida, now a tropical storm, is hitting on the 16-year anniversary of Katrina, a Category 3 hurricane that ravaged the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina unleashed a series of events, taking the lives of more than 1,800 people and leaving more than $100 billion worth of damage in its wake.

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Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern.
Aug 29, 2021, 11:17 PM EDT

Recovery will take months, St. Bernard Parish president says

In St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, recovery will take months, not weeks, parish president Guy McInnis told ABC News.

Twenty-two barges in the Mississippi River broke loose from the storm. Four barges have been significantly damaged but none pose a threat to the levees, he said.

The storm surge didn't impact the levees rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina, but did damage some of the businesses in the fishing industry, he said.

-ABC News' Darren Reynolds

Aug 29, 2021, 11:09 PM EDT

1st death from Ida confirmed

One death from Hurricane Ida has been confirmed in Ascension Parish, located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead Sunday night after a tree fell at a home in Prairieville, the state's Department of Health said.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is receiving "numerous" calls for trees into homes, Sheriff Bobby Webre told ABC Baton Rouge affiliate WBRZ.

-ABC News' Matt Foster

Aug 29, 2021, 10:56 PM EDT

More than 1 million without power in Louisiana, Mississippi

More than 972,000 customers in Louisiana are without power due to deadly Hurricane Ida.

PHOTO: Montegut fire chief Toby Henry walks back to his fire truck in the rain as firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, Louisiana as Hurricane Ida passes on August 29, 2021.
Montegut fire chief Toby Henry walks back to his fire truck in the rain as firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, Louisiana as Hurricane Ida passes on August 29, 2021. - Hurricane Ida struck the coast of Louisiana on August 29 as a powerful Category 4 storm, 16 years to the day after deadly Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern US city of New Orleans."Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the National Hurricane Center wrote in an advisory.
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PHOTO: Montegut and Bourg firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, Louisiana as Hurricane Ida passes on August 29, 2021.
Montegut and Bourg firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, Louisiana as Hurricane Ida passes on August 29, 2021. - Hurricane Ida struck the coast of Louisiana on August 29 as a powerful Category 4 storm, 16 years to the day after deadly Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern US city of New Orleans."Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana," the National Hurricane Center wrote in an advisory.
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Power is knocked out for another 28,000 customers in Mississippi.

-ABC News' Darren Reynolds

Aug 29, 2021, 10:33 PM EDT

Power won't be restored to New Orleans Sunday night

Hurricane Ida has knocked out all eight transmission lines in the New Orleans area, Entergy said. Power will not be restored Sunday night, the energy company said.

Ida, one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall in Louisiana by both wind and pressure, weakened to a Category 2 hurricane at about 10 p.m. ET.

PHOTO: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 29: A person crosses the street during Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The hurricane made landfall earlier today and continues to cut across Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 29: A person crosses the street during Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The hurricane made landfall earlier today and continues to cut across Louisiana. Hurricane Ida has been classified as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph.
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One of the highest wind gusts recorded was 138 mph in Dulac, Louisiana, located in Terrebonne Parish.

The storm surge has climbed over 6 feet in some areas and flash flood emergencies remain in effect.

-ABC News' Melissa Griffin

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