19K views · 217 reactions | HEARTBREAKING VIDEO: Lafitte took a major hit from Hurricane Ida. These are videos shared with WDSU from moments just after the storm. | WDSU News | Facebook

Hurricane Ida is a force of nature as seen here in this satellite imagery on SOS Explorer. Ida rapidly progressed from a "potential for tropical cyclone development" in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on August 23rd to a Category 1 hurricane late on the 27th over Cuba, intensifying to a Category 4 just before making landfall in Louisiana on the 29th. The peak intensity recorded for Ida reached 150 mph winds with a low pressure of 930 mbar. Follow the NWS New Orleans Twitter for more information a

In the latest update from NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center, Hurricane #Ida is still a category 1 hurricane but by landfall late Sunday/early Monday, NHC mets expects rapid intensification over the (warm) Gulf of Mexico to bring Ida to a major category 4 hurricane near landfall. | MyRadar Weather Radar