Neighbourhoods in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana last Sunday as a Category 4 storm swamping communities throughout the state and in neighbouring Mississippi, killing at least six people and leaving roughly one million homes and businesses without power.

Ida was the fifth most-powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. and, days later, some low-lying communities remained largely underwater.

Satellite imagery, below, shows before-and-after shots of some of the hardest hit areas in Louisiana:

Near the Airline Highway in LaPlace, 40 kilometres west of New Orleans:

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LaPlacewas among the communities to suffer massive flooding and structure damage:

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Houma, also near New Orleans, was hit hard."Never again," said resident Danna Schwab of her decision toride out the storm:

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This overview of Lafitte, a town south of New Orleans,and nearby BaratariaBay shows extensive damage to rooftops:

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Buildings are seen underwater in Lafitte and BaratariaBay. The fishing community has "more water than we've seen in a long time," saidJason Rivarde of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office:

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Lafitte was inundated aftera levee was overwhelmedby floodwater:

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Lafitte, as seenon Nov. 22, 2020and Aug. 31, 2021.A Lafitte woman found dead in her home was among those killed in the storm:

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