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From hotel discounts to donations, tell us how the MS Coast should help Ida evacuees

Hurricane Ida devastated many parts of Louisiana, leaving residents without power and struggling to find gas and food options in grocery stores.

Many are evacuating to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to find shelter, fuel, water and more while Entergy works to restore power to the New Orleans area, the Northshore and other parts of the state.

Many evacuees are coming east to South Mississippi as they try to sort out the wreckage that Ida left behind.

How can we support them? From hotels to donations to gas, tell us how the Coast can be there for Ida evacuees in the survey below.

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Many businesses in South Mississippi are already gathering items or offering special discounts for evacuees. Here’s the list from Coastal Mississippi.

This story was originally published September 2, 2021 at 12:51 PM.

Justin Mitchell
Sun Herald
Justin Mitchell is the Sun Herald senior news editor and works on McClatchy’s audience engagement and development team. He also reports on LGBTQ issues in the Deep South, particularly focusing on Mississippi.
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