Consistent Utilities Return To Grand Isle 5+ Months After Ida

GRAND ISLE, LA - SEPTEMBER 4: Storm debris hangs from a utility wire after Hurricane Ida on September 4, 2021 in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane six days before in Louisiana and brought flooding, wind damage and power outages along the Gulf Coast. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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Reliable utility service is finally reestablished in Grand Isle, more than five months after Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category 4 storm.

Local residents and businesses have been struggling without consistent running water, electricity, and gas.

People are welcoming the restoration of utilities as a sign of progress while they continue to rebuild, and businesses on Grand Isle are reopening.