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Dwayne Fatherree

Dwayne Fatherree is a longtime Louisiana resident and community editor for The Daily Iberian in New Iberia, La.

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Sisters Panic About Dad, Brother Left on Ida-Slammed Island

They got their dad to evacuate for Hurricane Katrina. This time, he stuck around—and is still missing.

Dwayne Fatherree

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TAKE COVER

Deadly Hurricane Ida Plunges New Orleans Into the Dark

The massive storm, which made landfall twice as a Category 4, knocked out power to the entire city, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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THE MORNING AFTER

‘Like an Alien Ship Came Down’: Hurricane Slams Gulf Coast

At least four people are dead and early images showed buildings “gutted” by whipping wind and rain.

Pilar Melendez

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