
Biden to visit storm-ravaged Louisiana
CNN
President Joe Biden will visit storm-ravaged Louisiana on Friday as the state attempts to recover from the category 4 Hurricane Ida that plowed into the Gulf Coast over the weekend.
The White House said Biden would survey storm damage and meet with state and local officials. Since the storm began gathering strength last week, Biden has made a point of deploying federal resources to the state and has received briefings on the storm each day this week.
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