From Covid to Ida: Louisiana's marginalised 'see no way out'


By AGENCY
  • People
  • Friday, 17 Sep 2021

Blunt crying as she discusses her plight in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Chalmette, Louisiana, early September. Photos: Gerald Herbert/AP

Darkness set in for Natasha Blunt well before Hurricane Ida knocked out power across Louisiana, the United States.

Months into the pandemic, she faced eviction in New Orleans. She lost her banquet hall job. She suffered two strokes. And she struggled to help her five-year-old grandson keep up with schoolwork at home.

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