NEW ORLEANS — For Tiffany Brown, the drive home from New Orleans begins as usual: She can see the lights on in the city’s central business district and people gathering in bars and restaurants. But as she drives west along Interstate 10, signs of Hurricane Ida’s destruction emerge. With each passing mile, more blue tarps appear on rooftops, and more electric poles lay fallen by the road, some snapped in half. For Ms. Brown, who works as an office manager at a pediatric clinic, life at work can feel nearly normal. “I keep hoping every day that I’m going to go home and it’ll be on,” she said.

Source: New York Times September 18, 2021 15:56 UTC