University of Louisiana system institutions affected by Hurricane Ida were still assessing damages at their campuses Tuesday, spokesperson Cami Geisman said, but system leaders believe the toll will be substantial.

Schools across Acadiana have lagged in reporting COVID-19 cases among students and on-campus adults to the Louisiana Department of Health’s COVID-19 database since the return to school in mid-August, making a generally opaque picture of COVID-19 i…