Nine people died from excessive heat in New Orleans in the days following Hurricane Ida, which knocked out power across the city for multiple days, according to Louisiana’s Department of Health.
The 9 deaths due to “excessive heat” were reported to LDH by the Orleans Parish coroner’s office between Aug. 30 and Sept. 6. The coroner's office also confirmed two new deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning.
After the Category 4 storm made landfall in southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, issues such as significant damage, mass power outages and heat advisories were major safety concerns.
Louisiana officials predicted that the state’s death toll would grow as Ida’s damage assessment marched on.
“I think we're unfortunately going to see more deaths come up as they get investigated and reported,” said Joe Kanter, LDH’s state health officer.
The death toll in Louisiana from the storm now stands at 26, with those fatalities coming out of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Ascension, Terrebonne and St. John parishes.
The table below lists all deaths related to Hurricane Ida. New information is shown in red.
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