HORRIBLE DAMAGE from Category 4 Hurricane Ida Houma to Cocodrie, LA

[@Angelslvhf]

Reed, I watched your live streaming from Houma and later Matthews. As a native of Morgan City living out of state, I was on the edge of my seat every time you mentioned western wobble. Glad you survived with stories to tell your grandchildren. I am also impressed with how many towns with French names you correctly pronounced. Chauvin is pronounced "Show van" and Cocodrie is pronounced "Coke a dree." Safe travels home.

[@darrenl5302]

Just drove back to my fishing camp in Cocodrie. It's completely destroyed. We've had damage from hurricanes here before, but nothing like this. Ever. I'm glad that I made the decision of evacuate.

[@tvold9204]

Guessing you had metal sheet rooving? That stuff can get torn up in cat 1s, let alone a cat 4. Smart move to evacuate. Glad you are OK!

[@menlifecoach1804]

Did you all ever get it rebuild?

[@lisalowry4052]

Okay, so Reed's video was the first one that actually showed us our camp was still there and not blown into the bayou...thank you! Although we are not Canadian, we lived in Calgary for 9 years and boy, do we appreciate your work!

[@mikebradford7780]

100% agree. Reed and his crew do awesome work.

[@RobertWMann]

A lot of these displaced people were living hand to mouth,God Bless & show empathy.

[@terr777]

And maybe pony up to a worthy charity. Think I'll find a way to do that today.

[@Sabbathissaturday]

@@terr777 - see if you can find actual families to donate to. Many “charities “ aren’t very charitable. They love to take your money, but the people that need it rarely see a dime. Sadly.

[@YourAverageGoyl]

@@terr777 Name one that isn't taking a 95+% cut first and I will donate.

[@eclipse369.]

@@terr777 screw the charities, find 1 or more families you can help i say and focus on those, if everyone that can help did that well ya know..

[@valentingarciaable]

But that was next to the water and a lot of the people actually were not living as badly as you would think they were

[@cherylbrigid5781]

Looks similar to areas of the Florida panhandle following recent hurricanes. Sadly, 3+ years later, many communities are still recovering. My heart goes out to the people impacted by Ida. Prayers for the good people of Louisiana. Stay strong!

[@atlflgirl9634]

Yea looks just like Panama city fl did after Michael

[@Franklinveterinarycenter1of4]

Nope, 5th wheel travel trailer is way to live here. Leave with 48 hours prior to Hurricane arrival.

[@catchmyvibs]

Concrete not wood all these rebuilds also strip our ego system of forests

[@SeaBrzJo2]

@@catchmyvibs there’s plenty of spare lumber laying around. Courtesy of Mother Nature 😁

[@YourAverageGoyl]

@@SeaBrzJo2 Yeah, don't endanger the acres of trees grown just to become lumber. Lol

[@michellestafford9294]

God bless all the Line Men. My Nephew he is there right now!

[@christinearmington]

Herculean work ahead. Blessings and keen minds to them all! 🙏

[@marniestewart]

There are women out there too

[@fallenhobbit6554]

We are very very thankful I assure you. God Bless.

[@denisehaley9271]

May God be with all those who live down there 🙏🙏🙏

[@jeremyp9161]

watching the news they don't show the damage that was done like this video does,this makes it real

[@shawndean7927]

Agree 1 gazillion percent

[@scottsasser7607]

The reason they don't show it on the news is because they don't have time to show everything they have a time limit on news channels to show things good thing we have the internet back in the day when I was a young kid the only way you're going to find things out is by the news sure wish we had the internet back then

[@eclipse369.]

news is not the place to go for news unless of course you want targeted sound bites

[@crowmigration8245]

They're trying to downplay it. Just some damage to the coast, levees didn't fail, only 1 death. It's bs

[@Koenackman]

@@crowmigration8245 they just talking about New Orleans that all they care about but they need to show the real damage in Houma

[@roysingh1936]

To all those affected, including our beloved animals, we send our prayers and sympathies to you. Just know that saving your lives is MOST IMPORTANT. You can rebuild, replace and recover from this devastation. GOD BE WITH EVERY ONE OF YOU.

[@dillardjenkins5118]

Roy Singh, maybe a cash donation would make the hurt and God happy. Get your wallet out.

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

Prayers will most certainly help because it wasn't your God that did this, right? Why would she/he create such an event, only to then have you pray for the victims? See, it's kind of silly, isn't it?

[@craffte]

Thank you because not many think about the animals.

[@ra777wow]

John 3:16 Amen brother

[@Namratiug]

Is this referring to the same “god” that ignored the pleas of millions of Jewish people being herded into gas chambers? That “god” is a misogynistic murderous monster! 💩

[@shawndean7927]

Very heartbreaking to see this amount of damage yet again.

[@jacksaloman9513]

Mother nature be scary yo

[@monkeyball9223]

Unfortunately it will on get worse in time.

[@Gen10civic]

@@monkeyball9223 and they will keep re building the houses higher lol

[@kevinroark5024]

@@Gen10civic Freaking trailer homes raised up on stilts.

[@michaeljohnson2833]

@@kevinroark5024 the 5th wheels did better, they look untouched.

[@vonitadustylgreen2914]

So very sad and heartbreaking. I feel so bad for everyone that this hurricane hurt in any way.. PRAYERS FOR LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI

[@bonnie5253]

Thanks!

[@dennisrosales6401]

Prayers from Honduras

[@quantumfineartsandfossils2152]

7:25 + North of the flood gate "the storm surge came west to east, ...that piled up the water north to the floodgate to the south hardly any evidence of storm surge the floodgates did the opposite.. & a debris line as well" You are far better than professional meteorologists Reed this was fantastic the way you mapped out the drive & the debris & explained the distribution of catastrophic forces

[@robertterrell3065]

Reed IS a professional meteorologist! He has a PhD in Atmospheric Science.

[@quantumfineartsandfossils2152]

@@robertterrell3065 Thank you :}*

[@ritaking8827]

That is heartbreaking. Reed I’m so happy your safe.

[@WSmith2024]

We're getting tired of getting hit by hurricanes. Time to move!!!! Thanks Reed for coming down to cover the storm.

[@compellingbutforgettable903]

Thank you for showing video without commentary.

[@OsoGran]

Not seeing a whole lot of media coverage of this

[@chineebizkit]

I was now thinking the same thing. They are only showing themselves and the map of the storm path most of times and very little of the damage.

[@melissas4874]

In all fairness, he might not be showing this if he wasn't already in Terrebonne during the storm. They are putting up road blocks and want proof people live in the Parish before allowing entry. They probably don't want news people getting in the way and I can't blame them.

[@MrGrifter123]

They won't .. because if it ain't new Orleans or baton rouge they won't show the surrounding areas. You'll only see it with our local news.

[@melissas4874]

@@MrGrifter123 HTV? Because I tried to watch it on here and it was 20 min of commercials and 10 min of content. It was lame when I left and it's still pretty lame. I'd really hoped that Martin False had caught up, but he still looks like he's stuck in 1985 visually. WWL has been good about showing Houma, Bourg, etc. The head of the Cajun Navy called in to them live in the first 24 hrs and said that Terrebonne and Lafourche are devastated and nobody is paying attention. He begged them to send more supplies to these areas and now WWL shows something almost daily on the Houma area.

[@rdking8001]

Definitely a good example of why we need to re-think power transmission lines

[@urielsalas9265]

Infrastructure.

[@rdking8001]

@@Enjoyer.762 why is everyone on here so negative? What a stupid comment You have no idea who I am or what I know! If you really want to know the answer it’s all about money nothing more we have the technology to go underground they just don’t want to spend the $$$$

[@rdking8001]

@@Enjoyer.762 not quite sure how this all became political, Our grid is obsolete and I believe we should be looking to go underground with it, yes there are cons mostly cost, but most of Europe is underground, my cousin works in Virginia town that is going underground So why is this a big problem for you? Why are you trolling for negativity? That king of thinking is the problem not the solution

[@robertbeining141]

My god, just devastating. Reed, very much appreciated your coverage and travel during the Hurricane On Sunday. Stay Strong brother, Be Well, Keep Safe, and Chase On!

[@tammywragg6254]

Thank you for posting after seeing so.e damage I was worried ,glad you're safe..

[@ironbutterfly6835]

Heart breaking. Often I have dreamed of retiring to a home on the beach somewhere. This changes my mind

[@bigtymer81]

@@marc37921 and fires

[@bigtymer81]

@@marc37921 lol

[@timthomson7532]

@@marc37921 these folks are going to be hoping for some socialist rehabilitation funds in short order

[@Greeezy]

@@timthomson7532 nah. They can pull them selves up by their boot straps. It's the American way.

[@alexhowley9834]

This isnt the beach this is basically in the gulf of mexico, only one main road that leads to a dead end, the sea.

[@KevinKimmich44024]

It's extremely valuable to see all this damage up close and personal compared to the glossed over reports we get in the media. thanks for doing it.

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

I was watching one of your live broadcasts when you doing a u-turn and the building across from you had its roof ripped off, rolled up and blasted down the side of the street!! And the snapped power poles were scary to see. Glad you made through.

[@RooRooRay]

I was watching that live too, I about peed my pants and I wasn't even there! I felt every bit of his "Holy Shit!".

[@mback7558]

He was on Barrow St…was hoping he would pass in front 1921 Seafood but never did

[@saltrock9642]

Thanks for closing out with something beautiful.

[@llmcqueen001]

😢 breaking my heart to see the aftermath. Prayers go out to everyone that’s was affected by hurricane Ida. You guys hopefully recover soon.

[@christinearmington]

You were a maniac during the storm ⛈. Frightening! 😳 Houma got hammered. 😮😳🥺

[@carmencolon8012]

This is why we live in concrete bunkers out here in the Caribbean ...praying for the víctima of these terrible storms...

[@avalondreaming1433]

Yes, the people built on stilts thinking it would save them from the water, but it didn't save them from the wind.

[@SandraGarcia-ho4lb]

Very smart & wise. Stay safe this hurricane season.

[@elizabethagard3614]

The homes in the Caribbean are stronger, concrete buildings. Most are very strong, the homes down there are not strong, and with just hurricane wind forces it is no way those homes can be safe.😢😰

[@johnmclean2010]

1:51 So weird how much absolute total devastation there is everywhere, then out of no where an ol'RV camper sitting virtually unscathed...mother nature is so complicated

[@drippingdead11]

Possible the RV wasn't there at the time. But yes. Sometimes it's wild how something can be untouched when everything around it destroyed.

[@johnmclean2010]

@@drippingdead11 Evidence from the video suggests that it was there the entire time...hence my comment. Of course it could have possibly been moved there after the fact, but that does not appear to be the case in this video.

[@TheRockInnRobin]

It was a good advertisement for the shed companies for the ones still standing too

[@THEGAME-tz6yu]

reminds me of women.

[@patriciaboyer2675]

The truly crazy sights to see are the old half rotten partly fallen down houses still standing while newly built homes are gutted.

[@therogueveteran]

I went though Ike in 08. Now, the winds were no where close to Ida, but that flood though. (Was on the Island). I just want you guys in the Bayou to know that we stand with you. Media coverage be dammned, yall are some real Americans, staying united through this. My hat is off to my Bayou brothers and sisters.

[@j911savage2]

I have not watched ANY major news channel in more than a year now. THANK YOU for this video. This type of video is MUCH NEEDED. i think about a 100 million of us out here will not allow so called major news to EVER sell us anything again. THANKS !

[@aprilpoafpybitty2797]

This is so devastating.. Prayers.. hope recovery is quick.. stay safe

[@coletteg.4548]

Prayers for Louisiana 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@bonnie5253]

Thanks we need it after this horrible storm.

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Too late for prayers, time for help.

[@thegigi4109]

This vid starts about halfway between Caillou and Cocodrie, about 6800 LA-56. He starts at the north entrance of Picou circle, then moves south. @0:57, he's at 6815 LA-56. That undamaged house you see probably has 1. hurricane straps holding the roof joists to the walls, and 2. screws anchoring the decking to the trusses and the standing seam metal roofing to the decking. Most likely, the houses missing the entire roof, trusses and all, didn't have hurricane straps, and the houses with no roofing or decking probably had the decking nailed down, rather than screwed. The ones with shingle roofs that are mostly undamaged were probably put on during warm weather, when the adhesive partially melts in the heat and bonds really well. He skips around a bit, but at 5:41, he's just south of Lapeyrouse Seafood bar and grocery, at 6915 LA-56, and @6:22, he's at 7053 LA-56. @6:59, he's at 7336 LA-56, and at 7:12, at 7325 LA-56. After 8:30, he's in Chaivin heading north. The only place I'm sure of is @10:38, which is at 6408 Grand Caillou Rd in Dulac, going south.

[@md_free85]

The 'Cyclone' RV sure owned it's namesake...

[@FRIENDSOFHUMANITY]

Keep up the good work Reed!

[@gulfportgyrl8798]

Having gone through Katrina, this just brings back all those emotions. My heart goes out to all the people affected. It takes years to recover. Decades to get things almost back...but it will never be the same.

[@lynnelovett8999]

I feel sorry for those who lost their homes, businesses and livelihood. Thank God most evacuated. Thank you Mr. Reed that you made it and showing this horrible diaster.

[@arnoldlueders7500]

When you build wooden structures in a major hurricane zone in flooding areas, can we really feel that sorry for these people??

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Thank god ?

[@arnoldlueders7500]

@@jerrylanglois7892 LOL, if god was involved what an asshole that he hit that area with the hurricane in the fist place LOLOLOL

[@jerrylanglois7892]

@@arnoldlueders7500 An asshole god ... showing real love for his '' children '' ?

[@denisescott3943]

I cannot find enough words to tell you how sorry I am to all that went through this devastation. In our prayers. South Africa

[@Mr.Marcuzz]

I just couldn’t live in a city where it’s a continuous threat every year that this could possibly happen. Prayers for all involved.

[@kmaher1424]

This is not a city. These arehouses right on tge Gulf. Miles inland, we can have problems. I would never live on the Gulf.b

[@tiffanys2278]

I feel like in the US, you are either chancing hurricanes, tornadoes, or earthquakes, or intense af blizzards. Not a lot of safe spaces, ultimately.

[@rak6437]

Why not !? It's fun and exciting. Why live a boring life

[@darrinbrunner6429]

@@tiffanys2278 New Mexico is pretty safe, natural disaster wise.

[@Robert08010]

I feel the same. Think about New Orleans. Levee or no, its very dangerous to live at sea level. Nobody will insure a house at sea level. It has to be built up on stilts so that it's 10 feet above sea level. New Orleans is a whole city 5-15 feet BELOW sea level. I could never live there.

[@riversider2506]

#PrayForLouisiana 🤲 🕊 🏁

[@ironbutterfly6835]

I admit I couldn’t Reed storm chase because of all the screaming and immaturity ! However, Reed 2.0 is amazing! Best coverage of UDA hands down! My apologies Reed! You are truly a rockstar! None of the MSM can touch u !!!

[@rossthibodeaux643]

I want to say being from Houma, thank you fot everything you’ve done. Everything is New Orleans, so you don’t see the full extent of the damage.

[@LytALLtheTIME]

A motorhome held together better than the houses it was next to!

[@itsmommy100]

I noticed several and wondered why that was.

[@jg3818]

Steel frame and chassis v wood built construction.

[@randallfoster3137]

But imagine the water damage. 🤦🏾

[@dvddmc]

Sunset at the end was Beautiful

[@paulawaldrep9882]

Wow, great footage! Thanks for the tour. So sorry for their loss! 🙏

[@yvonnelucas-cessna4458]

I saw a report just a few minutes ago where it's going to take weeks before power can start being restored. Glad you guys are safe. Thank you for posting these videos for us.

[@tughill1172]

Thank you for sharing this. You are about my only source of information for Houma where my extended family live.

[@ramonavan9386]

That gives me flashback's from hurricane Michael panama city looked the same way i remember we didn't have power for 2 weeks and no water for 10 days it was a nightmare

[@zetch972]

How are you guys recovering there in Panama City? I think about you guys all the time…

[@ramonavan9386]

@@zetch972 well we recovered pretty good everything is mostly rebuild or was demolished just in some areas you can still see the damage that was done

[@dknowles60]

and the Building Codes were Change after Michael. was plumb in Panama city beach 6 months after Michael and i never sean hurrcane clips so big. on the new houses being built

[@2doodledo]

Tysm for this coverage. This heartbreaking for you folks. I couldn't imagine going thru that & then rebuilding. God bless y'all!!!

[@SandraGarcia-ho4lb]

We have lived in South Florida since '75. Whether it was my dad's Naval training or his years of being a western NY city firefighter, he always prepared us for natural disasters. He created underground away from the house, a small safe room for essentials . With the threat of hurricane David, water, charcoal, extra can goods, emergency kit, etc just in case the house became inhabitable. Without power & water after the storm, dad's wisdom sure was a blessing for us & neighbors.

[@akandes]

Is Rod’s Superstore okay?

[@gurpreetsandhu5063]

Yeah but his Rod ain’t

[@KaneRobot]

In Rod We Trust

[@shawndean7927]

There is a video on here by Reed and a post on Twitter showing a roof being peeled off a big building in Houma. The guy on Twitter said it was Rods. Is this the same place?

[@davidcole2337]

Wow, when you went off the air couple of days ago was sure how bad it got.

[@cvmuller7813]

OMW ..cnt image how this community will pick-up the peices of this storm.. AWESUM coverage...✌️😉🌸🇿🇦

[@peace8373]

When you live on the water's edge, this is a generational thing. Hope all survived. When building again, it is not how much, how big, it is to build to survive. Build structures that will hold together to survive the next hurricane, as this will happen again.

[@josephcervantes5454]

They build just for it to get blown away again next year

[@annham4136]

I was thinking the same thing. It is obvious that some buildings withstood the hurricane while others disintegrated. Not only that, but the poor quality buildings create projectiles during the storm that cause damage to other structures and can cost lives during the storm.

[@perryweeks1738]

It really shows how ignorant man is

[@Mikel3564]

@@josephcervantes5454 thinking the same thing, it's why i will never live on the coast. I actually watched another video with a lady wondering where the relief money from the govt was for rebuilding, say what??!! You chose to live there knowing full well this might happen and you want my tax dollars to bail you out??!!

[@MrBen527]

These areas should be off limits for homes now.

[@ZIEFER604]

I had a personal run down bayou Terrebonne and Lafourche. I never seen this much destruction. Every structure is either destroyed completely or has some type of damage. It is unreal. It doesn't matter how much the home or how fancy, Ida showed no remorse for anything. We still in recovery here in Houma. These videos help so much because according to the news, cesspool New Orleans and New York border each other cause no one else got hit.

[@johnadams1562]

I believe that Louisiana should change the building codes as they did in South Florida, every year hurricanes will arrive in that area and therefore they must prepare better and make more resistant constructions

[@dknowles60]

Louisiana in dem run. they should have learn from 2005. that being said they have made progress since 2005. south Florida was a long time Ago

[@Fabulopolis1]

@@dknowles60 lol that town looks very Republicans. Pretty sure they would say My house my choice if they changed the codes..

[@dknowles60]

@@Fabulopolis1 look up records . it is a 100% dem run area. its been that way for over 100 years

[@Fabulopolis1]

@@dknowles60 wrong. I just google it. Trump won in that county. This town isn’t in New Orleans

[@dknowles60]

@@Fabulopolis1 wro ng. locoal pol are dem. dear fool its the job of the power company to build its power lines right. found 2 power lines going across the Ms river. 1 tower fell apart. the other power line is still up the towers on one are diffrent from the one that is still up. there needs to be ask why is one still up and the other one is not.

[@lindsaywright730]

Seeing this, we have a lot to be grateful for, in the Cayman Islands , I daresay most did not have home insurance , prayers go out to these people and the inner strength to heal

[@Patrick_Ross]

This hurricane didn’t get you but only a matter of time until another one does. The days of the Caribbean are numbered.

[@lindsaywright730]

@@Patrick_Ross we learned our lesson back in Ivan days for sure , not sure of the building codes of the other islands, our main threat is storm surge, our buildings did surprisingly well with the 7.7 earthquake, but yes a wake up call for everyone

[@mantis1412]

Damn, that is bad, very sorry to see. Major news outlets are making it look not so bad so far.

[@Tupunaforever]

Prayers and thoughts from New Zealand....so devistating .

[@candyphillips2642]

Glad too see you are ok. Total devastation. Praying for LA & Mississippi. 😭🙏

[@chickenmama4384]

Praying for all effected by this storm.

[@bonnie5253]

Thanks we definitely need it.

[@itlogkungpawis9187]

Thats why ILOVE #KINGCURRY GOAT

[@doktorsaha7132]

sending our prayers from Croatia ❤️

[@lauraredden1865]

Prayers for you all !

[@zafariqbal2315]

Very sad,we are with our brother's grief,if all people just denote one dollar,we can provide them refurbished home ,donation box can be placed at ,all mall,shopping center & public place.🤲

[@joanjojocurtisadventures8933]

Great job Reed. So 😥sad

[@jellybeans858]

It’s pronounced “Coco (like chocolate) dree” The French word for crocodile/ alligator… Thank you for going down there. This video gives me a heads up what to expect when we go for the cleanup. Although we already had a good idea how it would look lol Thanks again!

[@memalarcher]

Thank you! I am from Louisiana and it started bothering me the way he was saying it. But then again if he had not I would not have learned from you it was French of crocodile/alligator.

[@robbielynmccrary872]

good to know i thought it was kuh cod dre. we hv a town in florida spelled dunedin. i thought it was dune a din but it is duh knee din

[@georgedreher2322]

Some property with little damage, others not so fortunate. Summary: are building codes non-existent in Louisiana?

[@glyneschete2803]

I know right over and over he was saying it wrong . Wtf. I'm from and still in Houma.

[@jellybeans858]

@@robbielynmccrary872 I’d have pronounced it incorrectly too lol

[@MsClaytown]

Thank you for sharing video from the aftermath. Glad you made it through another round :)

[@leepatton1180]

I really feel sad for the shrimpers & crabbers they always get hit hard

[@glyneschete2803]

They will stay . I'm from Houma. This storm won't push anyone away I promise that

[@LionAndALamb]

Cocodrie is a very narrow barrier island, mostly fishing camps and commercial fishing operations.

[@jimmybad6325]

Our hopes and prayers to those affected such horrendous sites to all those people, from Canada Stay Strong God Bless

[@blackberrylady9265]

Great coverage Reed...U does a great job 👏🏼👍🏾👌🏾🙌🏾

[@mablepruitt886]

PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY IN THE SOUTH.

[@cindysim4084]

Horrific destruction.whole community wiped out.so so sad.no words Be thankful each day for what u have.can be taken from u just like this.god bless hope all can find peace and strength.

[@poggergen1937]

Drove down to check on my camp after this storm. It was completely gone. Nothing left but some items that were inside and the telephone poles that were holding it up. Truly a gut wrenching experience to see it gone.

[@andreasadventurouspolihron4028]

Wow incredible video scary shots a big thumbs up to the Creator of the video who managed to come out unscathed through this terrible storm

[@victorjohnson749]

Great footage! Awesome video. Thanks for sharing!

[@wythewilson7393]

this makes my heart sink. memories of Hugo in Charleston. nothing left for these fishermen & families

[@ChadSimplicio]

Or alligator hunters.

[@dayshawnbryant8778]

Unfortunately Ida was worse than Hugo was Ida was a stronger category 4 with 150 mph winds solid high end category 4 while Hugo no doubt was very destructive it was a low end category 4 with 135 mph winds

[@wythewilson7393]

@@dayshawnbryant8778 nad Hugo didn’t sit on top of Charleston for 6 hours like IDA. I was in Charleston during Hugo, so i have very vivid memories. The eye came right thru downtown Charleston, then moved up the interstate. Mount Pleasant north got the worst flooding, tornados & 18 ft storm surge

[@dayshawnbryant8778]

@@wythewilson7393 true a category 4 hurricane that barely moves or nearly stalls out in one place can amplify those extremely destructive conditions and be even worse a good example of that is 2017s Hurricane Harvey which hit the Texas coast

[@dayshawnbryant8778]

Hey Wythe Wilson I'm sure u seen the destruction that hurricane Andrew caused to south Florida back in August of 1992 would u say Andrew was reminiscent of what u lived through with Hurricane Hugo in 89?

[@elizabethagard3614]

So very sad, my heart goes out to each family who lost their homes. Times are already so hard for so much people after going through the Pandemic and now this!! Lord have mercy on each family. Let’s each do our part in helping and praying for them.🙏🏼

[@Mass.Effect]

After 58 year's in Southeast Texas and dealing with Depression's, Tropical Storm's and all Categories of Hurricane's I can say this damage is consistent with a major Hurricane! This saddens my heart for the folk's being affected from this Hurricane!!!

[@tomst9417]

This is horrifying ! I have never seen such destruction in the USA. When I was growing up in the New Orleans area in the 1970's a good friend of mine's parents owned a fishing camp in Cocodrie. We would go there on weekends and fish for speckled trout and redfish and hunt ducks in the fall and winter. A great place to enjoy the best in Louisiana outdoors. So sad to see this.

[@tinameenach3026]

I know its horrible what they went thru , but thanks guys for recording all of this

[@WatchWx]

Thank you for bringing us great coverage. Really sad to see this. Stay safe everyone.

[@lindaluvwbelk]

Heartbreaking for the folks who will have to rebuild...or leave. It's so ironic that in the midst of all the damage, there will be some buildings seemingly untouched. Nature is a funny lady. You did a great job of covering this amazingly deadly storm.

[@THEGAME-tz6yu]

she was called ida...ida this..ida not.

[@RichardCalk]

What a mess. This is what happens when a very slow moving Cat 4 stays a Cat 4 so far inland.

[@RooRooRay]

I was watching your live streams of this while you were in Houma. So may people saying "oh this is nothing" or "I've seen worse" or even "this is like a typical rainy day in England" ... Yeah, no! We were watching live while Reed was in a heavily built up area, and it was scary. Seeing this devastation is heartbreaking. They will rebuild, they will come back stronger! I don't know how or when they will muster up the strength, but they will. Stay Strong!

[@therogueveteran]

Louisianna cant catch a break man.

[@Shayechique]

16 years 2 catastrophic hurricanes on the same day...unbelievable

[@58jennypenny]

my heart goes out to everyone affected by this power of nature, everything just wiped out and gone within minutes, I hope no one was badly injured, or worse.

[@smiley9872]

Why are power lines above ground?

[@bsoutdooradventures9541]

I work with Disaster Services USA and this by far is one of the worst coastal damage I seen. My heart feels for the people.

[@missflowers1701]

And ty for this. I finally was able to see my aunts place

[@paultrappiel9943]

Nice sunset. Thanks for the footage.

[@CliffBell]

Ida was essentially a huge tornado. Even few structures elevated on pilings cannot compete with 150 to 170 mph winds. It is heartbreaking to see how many people have been displaced. Thanks for the video and for helping us to get a glimpse of the magnitude of the damage.

[@derekbaker3279]

Excellent video Reed! 👍👍 I hope you got good data from the probes/sensors! 🤞 Thanks for the explanation re: storm surge. I had inferred that the debris on the other side of the canal was due to wind damage.🤔 It was sad to see concrete footings that used to support homes/buildings, then to look across the canal to see the battered remains of those structures.😥 A QUESTION: I noticed isolated patches with the trees on the other side of the canal that were stripped of all leaves & small branches...were those trees previously damaged by previous tropical storms, or could those patches be indicative of meso-vortices/tornadoes in the eyewall?🤔

[@skylark1250]

I was horrified to learn someone left their dog outside tied to a tree. It was rescued by an emergency vehicle that happened to be going by. Come on people, don’t be so cruel as to leave a pet outside in a hurricane! Unbelievable cruelty. I hope the shelter or whoever took the pup in doesn’t give it back to the owner! And they should be charged with animal cruelty.

[@cherryfireice8216]

hope the owners get covid bad

[@rajuncajun1654]

That happened in the N.O area not cocodrie

[@skylark1250]

@@rajuncajun1654 wherever it happened the community should be outraged.

[@FaithwalkerTodd]

It’s amazing that so many of those mobile homes standing up 30 feet in the air on stilts survived mostly unscathed.

[@xxfitzfitzxx]

Quite a few of them did not survive, and all of them have some damage. Wind gusts were 150 mph or more.

[@iorr98]

That is amazing footage, great camera work and editing.

[@gdees52]

Excellent video work .

[@itsmyguitar]

Thank you for the video.

[@terigibson2891]

Reed thnx for this follow up. So Sad the amount of devastation - just unreal . 🙏🇺🇸❤️

[@peterrestaino7047]

hurricane was very selective on whose house got ripped off the platform and ones that stayed put. wonder if its construction methods or just dynamic wind conditions.

[@dknowles60]

construction Methods

[@keeganmills2475]

Glad to see your okay reed you had me worried for a minute there