Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida
By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT Residents across Louisiana’s coast rushed to prepare for the approach of an intensifying Hurricane Ida NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Weather forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 130 mph (209 kph), life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday. Highways on the northern Gulf Coast saw steady traffic as people moved to get out of the storm’s way. Trucks pulling…