Photos: Baton Rouge, surrounding areas brace for Hurricane Ida
Baton Rouge braces for the arrival of Hurricane Ida, Sunday, August 29, 2021.
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Shoppers make last minute purchases of generators Sunday morning at Lowes off Airline Highway ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Plaquemine's Grace Pitre, 85, left, talks about hurricanes on her front porch-- 'I've been through so many... so many'-- as her sons Tiger Pitre, center, and Steve Pitre, right, get ready to test-fire the gas-powered generator that Tiger stopped by to drop off, Sunday, August 29, 2021, as Hurricane Ida advanced to the Louisiana coast on its expected journey northwards, including the Plaquemine area. Many expect to lose power. Steve estimated he'd been through about 45 hurricanes.
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Shoppers make last minute purchases of generators and gas cans Sunday morning at Lowes off Airline Highway ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Staff prepare to load a generator into a vehicle as shoppers make last minute purchases at Lowes off Airline Highway ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Staff load a generator into Frank McIntyre's car as shoppers make last minute purchases of generators and gas cans Sunday morning at Lowes off Airline Highway ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Shoppers make last minute purchases of generators Sunday morning at Lowes off Airline Highway ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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The Greyhound Bus Station on Florida Street is boarded up ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Frank McIntyre makes a last minute purchase of generators and gas cans Sunday morning at Lowes off Airline Highway ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A USPS mailbox is covered near the Spanish Town Grocery in the namesake neighborhood ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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The Greyhound Bus Station on Florida Street is boarded up ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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The Spanish Town Grocery in the namesake neighborhood is boarded up ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Lionel Gilbert of Addis removes the nozzle from his car, after optimistically trying, ,like a number of others, to fuel up at a Circle K store in Plaquemine that had some pumps not yellow-bagged as 'out of gas,' Sunday, August 29, 2021, as Hurricane Ida advanced to the Louisiana coast then northwards.
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A man walks past the boarded up facade of Albertson's on College Drive ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Cab driver Herman Davis helps an evacuee down the ramp and into the American Red Cross shelter at the F.G. Clark Activity Center ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.
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Personnel with the American Red Cross guides an evacuee into the shelter at the FG Clark Activity Center at Southern University ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Personnel with the American Red Cross work to set up the inside of the shelter at the FG Clark Activity Center at Southern University ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Personnel with the American Red Cross guide a family of evacuees into the shelter at the FG Clark Activity Center at Southern University ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Plaquemine residents Vincente Flores, left, and Marco Timoteo, right, head to their car with some last minute purchases from Roussel's Butcher Boy grocery store in that city, Sunday, August 29, 2021, as rain falls as Hurricane Ida advanced to the Louisiana coast then on its projected northward journey.
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Large pallets of cardboard block the entrance to Walmart on College Drive ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Personnel with the American Red Cross guide a family of evacuees into the shelter at the FG Clark Activity Center at Southern University ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Plaquemine's Megan Edwards loads her SUV with some last-minute grocery purchases from Roussel's Butcher Boy in that city, Sunday, August 29, 2021, as Hurricane Ida advanced toward to the Louisiana coast, then was projected to go northwards to areas including Plaquemine.
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Light traffic flows on eastbound Interstate 10 approaching S. Acadian Thruway ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Lineman and electrical repair trucks stage in a large parking lot off Nicholson Drive just south of LSU ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A home is boarded up on Stanford Avenue ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Stanford Avenue is void of traffic ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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People enjoy a break in the rain along the Mississippi River levee downtown ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Perkins Road near S. Acadian Thruway is nearly empty ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A National Guard vehicle heads north on Nicholson Drive near LSU ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Signage posted on Stroubes Chophouse downtown indicates their plans to reopen after Hurricane Ida's arrival in the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Tiger Pitre unloads a gas-powered generrator at the Plaquemine home of his mother Grace Pitre, 85, left, before test-firing it with another of her sons, Steve Pitre, Sunday, August 29, 2021, as Hurricane Ida advanced to the Louisiana coast on its expected journey northwards, including the Plaquemine area. Many expect to lose power.
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Tiger Pitre gets ready to unload a gas-powered generrator at the Plaquemine home of his mother Grace Pitre, 85, before test-firing it with another of her sons, Steve Pitre, Sunday, August 29, 2021, as Hurricane Ida advanced to the Louisiana coast on its expected journey northwards, including the Plaquemine area. Many expect to lose power.
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Matt Martinez takes down an LSU flag from its post where it hangs on a tree branch in front of his home on Stanford Avenue ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Walkers make their way around University Lake ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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People enjoy a break in the rain along the Mississippi River levee downtown ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Lineman and electrical repair trucks stage in a large parking lot off Nicholson Drive just south of LSU ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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People enjoy a break in the rain along the Mississippi River levee downtown ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Lineman and electrical repair trucks stage in a large parking lot off Nicholson Drive just south of LSU ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A staff member stands at the door of Matherne's Grocery near LSU as they prepare to close down for the day ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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National crews with NBC News take video of the Mississippi River from the Florida Street trailhead ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A pair of shoppers leave Matherne's Grocery near LSU with a cart full of ice ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Lineman and electrical repair trucks stage in a large parking lot off Nicholson Drive just south of LSU ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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The entrances to Walmart near the old Cortana Mall site are blocked off ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Lineman and electrical repair trucks stage in a large parking lot off Nicholson Drive just south of LSU ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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People walk their dog during a break in the rain in the Garden District ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A staff member turns away hopeful customers at the door of Matherne's Grocery near LSU as they prepare to close down for the day ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A shopper scooters off from Matherne's Grocery near LSU with last minute hurricane supplies ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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National crews with NBC News take video of the Mississippi River from the Florida Street trailhead ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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The intersection of River Road at North Street is empty ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Entrance to Walmart on Belleview Drive in Plaquemine is prtected from high winds by wooden pallets and dense cardboard stacks, seen Sunday, August 29, 2021, as Hurricane Ida neared landfall on the Louisiana coast.
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Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso, third from left, speaks to local leadership outside the parish's Emergency Operations Center in Plaquemine, after a meeting there on Sunday, August 29, 2021, as the eye of Hurricane Ida was getting close to landfall on the Louisiana coast.
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People enjoy a break in the rain along the Mississippi River levee downtown ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Lineman and electrical repair trucks stage in a large parking lot off Nicholson Drive just south of LSU ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.
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A young cyclist and his biking buddy makes a splash in a puddle during a break in the rain in the Riverbend subdivision ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall impacting the metro area, Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La.