LIVE: President Biden speaks during visit to survey damage from Hurricane Ida in Louisiana.
Biden began his trip at St. John Parish's Emergency Operations Center for a briefing on the storm's impact with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, parish presidents and other community leaders. Later, he is scheduled to tour a neighborhood and survey the damage by air.
"We came because we want to hear directly form you all," Biden said at the beginning of the briefing. In a speech Thursday at the White House, Biden said that Edwards had assured him that his visit would not disrupt recovery efforts. "That’s what I wanted to be sure of," Biden said."My message to everyone affected is: We’re all in this together. The nation is here to help."
Dartanian Stovall looks at the house that collapsed with him inside during the height of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, La., on Aug. 30, 2021.Ida made landfall along the Gulf Coast on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States. The 150 mph winds and heavy rainfall left more than a million homes without power, and
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