Opinion
Trip to help after Hurricane Ida reminds of state’s resiliency
Folks from the South know all about our customary hospitality. But in a part of the country all-too-familiar with natural disasters and destruction, Louisiana, the ...
Natalie Anderson, Author at L'Observateur
Natalie Anderson covers the city of Salisbury, politics and more for the Salisbury Post. She joined the staff in January 2020 after graduating from Louisiana State University, where she was editor of The Reveille newspaper. Email her at natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com or call her at 704-797-4246.
Hurricane Ida
‘Where’s the help?’: Family who lost everything trying to recover despite denial for FEMA assistance
LAPLACE — Cynthia and Moses Banga spent an hour on the phone with an agent to complete their FEMA application for $500 in assistance that’s ...
by Natalie Anderson, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 9:15 am
Hurricane Ida
United Sikhs providing St. John residents with hot meals, personal hygiene products, cleaning supplies
LAPLACE — Local business owner Raj Pannu is coordinating with the United Sikhs to provide St. John the Baptist Parish residents with food, water and ...
by Natalie Anderson, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 8:15 am
Local
Cox’s Meat Market is open for business despite coping through a trying week
RESERVE — Cox’s Meat Market on River Road is open for business despite a trying week of blows to the family who’s served the local ...
by Natalie Anderson, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:30 am
Edgard
Officials say it’s too early to know impact of Ida on West Shore Lake Pontchartrain levee project
LAPLACE — While local officials say it’s too soon to know the impact Hurricane Ida made on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain levee project, some ...
by Natalie Anderson, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 12:01 am
Hurricane Ida
Veteran shares story of massive oak tree that fell on his house during Hurricane Ida
LAPLACE — Army veteran Ken Welch said the estimated 40,000-pound oak tree that fell into his garage during Hurricane Ida was as scary as some ...
by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, September 5, 2021 11:40 pm
Hurricane Ida
‘I just kept praying’: Yorktowne Drive resident details experience stuck inside her home during Hurricane Ida
LAPLACE — LaPlace resident Hattie Alexander recalls praying to God while sitting on her bed when Hurricane Ida ravaged the area on Aug. 29 — reminding ...
by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, September 5, 2021 11:36 pm
Hurricane Ida
‘Loads of hope’: Tide, Verizon set up in Walmart parking lot to provide laundry services, Wi-Fi
LAPLACE — Amidst the sweltering heat, limited water supply and lack of electricity following Hurricane Ida, clean clothes and the ability to connect to the ...
by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, September 5, 2021 9:39 am
Garyville
Military members from Oklahoma set up in Garyville, Reserve to provide water, ice, MREs
GARYVILLE — Members of the National Guard in Oklahoma have joined forces in Louisiana to provide those impacted by Hurricane Ida with water, ice, meals-ready-to-eat ...
by Natalie Anderson, Sunday, September 5, 2021 8:35 am
Hurricane Ida
Cambridge neighborhood residents react to Biden’s visit
LAPLACE — Some residents of the Cambridge subdivision neighborhood say they are optimistic President Joe Biden’s visit Friday and his message for insurance companies will ...