"Neisha Perrilloux sat in 93 degree heat outside her powerless, storm-damaged apartment on Thursday trying to catch a breeze and wishing she were anywhere but LaPlace.
Six people are sweating the nights out in her two-bedroom apartment on Calais Street. Hurricane Ida wrecked her mother’s house. And Perrilloux is increasingly worried about how to get her medicine after a brain surgery in April. She had a message for President Joe Biden before his Friday visit to the disaster zone.
“We need help ASAP,” Perrilloux said. “As soon as he gets on the flight going back to where he sleeps.”
Exhausted residents made similar pleas for help as they lined up for ice or toured their ravaged homes on Thursday. By press time, the White House hadn’t announced an itinerary for Biden’s visit, but parish officials said he was scheduled to tour St. John the Baptist."
Matt Sledge reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune September 2, 2021.
SEE ALSO:
"'The Whole System Imploded': How Ida Crippled Louisiana's Gasoline Distribution" (Nola.com)
"At Remote Louisiana Warehouse, Nursing Home Evacuees Lay In Waste, Calling Out For Help" (Nola.com)
"As Ida Hit, Homeless, Other Vulnerable People Left Behind" (AP)
""Cajun Navy" Volunteers Race To Help In Ida's Wake" (Reuters)
"First Katrina And Now Ida: Some Residents Think About Giving Up" (Reuters)
"Biden Announces Steps To Address Hurricane Fuel Shortages" (E&E News)
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