flooding really is the last thing they need here, where the cleanup after hurricane ida is still far from over and there is serious concern that some of this debris could actually clog the drains here, which would make the flooding much worse. david? you said it, the last thing they need, victor, thank you. let s get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee in laplace, louisiana, timing this out tonight. ginger? reporter: david, the last thing that folks in laplace, louisiana, want to see is water. look behind me. piles of debris, 16 days after ida, as far as the eye can see. street after street and now a flash flood watch. oitgin goes w the heaviest h overnighitt here in southeaster louisiana into mississippi, alabama and the panhandle of it he flash flood watches, by the way. when you talk about the timing of the heaviest bands, it is bog to become more scattered after tomoso,hatill rr, helpful, but it will leave behind more than ten inches f. something we hate to see and such ins
they facing that could hamper recovery efforts? reporter: it was four days ago that president biden was here in laplace, but the attention on this particular community cannot go unforgotten here in the weeks ahead. there are still hundreds of thousands of residents of the greater new orleans area without power, and ground support wise i have met power line workers from michigan, indiana, modesto, california, and i met one just yesterday, and this is day number nine of no power, no air-conditioning for so many. jim, you are just one of those residents. we came by your home this morning and you were sitting out on your porch trying to get fresh air. what time did you start yard work this morning? 6:30. you done for the day? yeah, it s hot. how long you have lived in
laplace? about 50 years. this is home? yes. reporter: this is a tight-knit community, and we have seen wind damage and significant flooding. it takes time to recover, and people stick together and you do recover, eventually. long term, what do you see about the community? the water plants, relocating yeah, they are talking that towards the mississippi river. reporter: we are on day number nine. right. reporter: do you find frustration with the parish and the federal government? between the parish and the federal government, really. reporter: what do you need going forward? get power and water going. that s what we need right away. reporter: we will be thinking about you in the days ahead. there are thousands of people
power is still out for more than 500,000 customers in louisiana and some do not expect it restored until the end of this month. so obviously it s a dire circumstance because forecasters are predicting heat of over 100 degrees in some areas. in laplace, louisiana, nadya, tell us how people are coping. reporter: well, alisyn, they just can t catch a break. you mentioned the heat advisory. people don t have power in laplace, louisiana, where they won t likely have power until the end of the month which means no air conditioning. we had another round of showers coming through. take a look, a lot of the homes in the area look just like this with blue tarps on them, with the roofs and shingles and everything missing from their homes that was ripped off in the storm. i want to introduce you to the house owner. she was gracious enough to let us come inside her home and talk about the damage. what have you been dealing with
thousands still without power, which may not be restored in some areas until the end of the month. the end of september. that s what some are looking at. there are also many questions about why a nursing home in louisiana was evacuated to a warehouse. seven people ended up dying there. our national correspondent nadya romero is in laplace, louisiana, for us this morning. when you look at those projections from the power companies, you know, september 29th for some parishes and beyond, it doesn t appear there s any meaningful relief in sight. reporter: yeah, poppy, there are some parts of louisiana that had their power restored over the weekend, and we were there when people were cheering the linemen on, so excited to just have their power back after seven days without having power. now it s day eight here in laplace, louisiana, and this is an area that was one of the hardest hit by hurricane ida. so we re outside of a navy distribution center.