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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy On Rebuilding From Hurricane Ida

NPR
Published August 31, 2021 at 1:06 PM EDT
Homes stand partially flooded in LaPlace, Louisiana, on Aug. 30, 2021 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Homes stand partially flooded in LaPlace, Louisiana, on Aug. 30, 2021 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Hurricane Ida left hundreds of thousands without power and at least four dead in Louisiana.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy surveyed the damage and joins us to discuss what it would take to rebuild.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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