A line of storms packing intense rains and wind smacked the metro area Wednesday, leaving streets submerged across New Orleans as officials rationed power to the city’s antiquated pumps, while
NEW ORLEANS — Strong storms flooded New Orleans streets and demolished buildings in one of the city’s suburbs Wednesday, part of a severe weather system that pounded communities across much of the South, killing one in Mississippi. In Slidell, Louisiana, northeast of New Orleans, multiple people were injured and first