Homes Have Been ‘Decimated’
This image shows extensive damage to a boatyard in the town. All structures on the island were damaged, with 40% of those either entirely destroyed or close to destroyed.
“It’s decimated,” Bryan Adams, who directs Grand Isle’s fire services, said during the press conference. Adams said the aftermath from Ida was the worst he’s seen in 15 years of working on the island, and that it may take 3 to 4 years for the island to be restored. “The people are very sad. A lot of people have lost their homes.”
