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28 Aug, 5 tweets, 4 min read
When Ida meets delta....I've put together a list of the ways Louisiana's delta surge complicates the current hurricane prep and response.

lailluminator.com/2021/08/28/whe… #COVID19 #lawx #lalege #lagov
How hurricane response is different because of the #COVID19 delta surge:

➡️Evacuating hospitals is "impossible"
➡️State shelters have fewer beds
➡️Nursing homes can't send fragile patients to hospitals

lailluminator.com/2021/08/28/whe… #lalege #lagov
Hospitals are full in and around Louisiana so there's nowhere to transfer patients if a hospital was damaged/lost water because of Hurricane Ida.

“We don’t have any place to bring those patients — not in state, not out of state.” - @LouisianaGov
lailluminator.com/2021/08/28/whe… #lalege
Just last year, we had patients moved out of Lake Charles hospitals because the hospitals were so badly damaged during Hurricane Laura and didn't have adequate water. So this isn't out of the realm of possibility. lailluminator.com/2021/08/28/whe… #lalege
FWIW: This is also an issue for nursing home residents. Sometimes nursing homes send their most vulnerable residents to hospitals before/after a hurricane. That's not an option because the hospitals are at capacity right now. #lalege #lagov

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Julie O'Donoghue Profile picture
29 Aug
Well this day is going great. My car battery died TODAY.

Nevertheless, now I'm at @LouisianaGov's press conference about Hurricane Ida.
.@LouisianaGov says there are significant storm surge impacts around Port Fourchon and in Plaquemines Parish. #lalege #lagov
.@LouisianaGov repeatedly says that no one should be out on the roads or out of their house during the storm and in the immediate aftermath of the storm. #lalege #lagov
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29 Aug
Here's a group of local Louisiana journalists who stayed in the state for Hurricane Ida to provide coverage on the ground during and after the storm. (I am also here in Baton Rouge for the storm.)

Give us a follow for reliable info. #lawx #lalege #ida #hurricaneida
These journalists aren't in any particularly order:

@remroc15, @JC_Canicosa, @WesleySMuller, @yawn_meister, @NewsieDave, @DCMonteverde, @harrisongolden, @ArielSalk, @johnstonvon, @ShannonHeckt, @Charles_Lussier, @emily_woodruff_, @AubriRuth, @rc_nelsen ....
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@mikejsmith504, @katie_gagliano, @blevimyers, @spagonesadvocat, @BlakePater, @aegallo, @jadelson, @mgsledge, @ClaireTaylorACA, @keziaasetyawan, @missy_wilkinson, @LiamPierce, @johnsimerman, @jwilliamsNOLA, @faimon, @mariecfazio, @MichelleHunter, @RVargasAdvocate ....
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28 Aug
.@LouisianaGov has started his afternoon update on Hurricane Ida. You can watch it live here: #lalege #lagov
"This is a very strong storm." - @LouisianaGov.

He says winds will be at 140 mph when Hurricane Ida makes landfall.

Almost the entire state is under some type of warning or watch. #lalege #lagov
Once again, @LouisianaGov is saying we could be seeing 110 mph winds in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and River parishes. #lalege #lagov
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27 Aug
.@LouisianaGov is starting his press conference on Hurricane Ida (and COVID...and whatever other disaster we are currently having.) #lalege #lagov
Today is the one year anniversary of Hurricane Laura and Louisiana is facing another CATEGORY 4 hurricane. #lalege #lagov
Hurricane Ida is supposed to make landfall between St. Mary's and Terrebonne parishes. @LouisianaGov says people need to be where they are going to be for the storm by nightfall tomorrow night. #lalege #lagov
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27 Aug
It's Friday! Ahead of the storm, here's some non-storm news.....

@remroc15 talked to school districts about the challenges of trying to run school lunchtime (when people can't wear masks) during #COVID19. lailluminator.com/2021/08/27/wha… #lalege #lagov
Some of the individuals schools in the UL system shared their student body COVID-19 vaccination rates. (The % of students who have had at least one shot.) Some of this info is based on self-reporting from students. From @JC_Canicosa lailluminator.com/2021/08/27/two… #lalege #laed
Here the COVID-19 vaccination rates (at least one shot) of UL system school student bodies that were shared with us. (Some of it is based on self-reported surveys.)

Grambling (40%)
Nicholls (50%)
Southeastern (47%)
UL Monroe (68%)
UNO (58%) #lalege

lailluminator.com/2021/08/27/two…
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9 Apr
FWIW: Some women lawmakers told me that they may see more urgency to fire someone at LSU than @LouisianaGov because they are receiving lots of messages from students/former students who haven't gone public about their bad experiences with certain LSU officials. #lalege
When I asked @LouisianaGov why he and the women lawmakers had different opinions on whether more people should be fired at LSU, he essentially said the women lawmakers should name the people they want fired publicly. #lalege
.@LouisianaGov is right. The women lawmakers have called for more people to be fired at LSU over this scandal, but they haven't used specific names publicly

Three people come up over and over again in private conversations though: Ausberry, Segar and Jonathan Sanders. #lalege
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