Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, around 2PM ET on Sunday, August, 29, 2021.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Response Organization was activated and Emergency Support Function #12 responders are deployed to the FEMA Region VI Regional Coordination Center in Denton, TX; FEMA’s Joint Field Office in Baton Rouge; the FEMA Region III Regional Coordination Center in Philadelphia, PA (virtually); and FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C.
DOE worked closely with industry, interagency, and state partners to support the response to Hurricane Ida.
Public situation reports for this storm can be found below. Follow @DOE_CESER on Twitter for additional information and updates.