A VETERAN IS SOMEONE WHO, AT ONE POINT IN THEIR LIFE WROTE A BLANK CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” FOR AN AMOUNT UP TO AND INCLUDING THEIR LIFE.

IN PRE-PRODUCTION:
OUR VETERANS: PLIGHT OF THE HOMELESS

DID YOU KNOW:

ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THERE ARE ABOUT 400 HOMELESS VETERANS IN LOUISIANA, OF THAT 400, APPROXIMATELY 100 ARE WOMEN. THERE ARE A FEW HOMELESS MALE VETERAN SHELTERS AND ZERO HOMELESS VETERAN SHELTERS IN LOUISIANA. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE VETERANS AFFAIRS HOMELESS PROGRAM, YOU MUST BE A VETERAN THAT WAS NOT DISCHARGED WITH A DISHONORABLE OR LESS THAN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.

Louisiana's parishes feel 'forgotten' in the dark weeks after Hurricane Ida

Residents in Louisiana have begun the long process of recovery following Hurricane Ida, which destroyed or caused major damage for about 8,000 homes statewide. While the city of New Orleans has largely recovered, the coastal parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne are struggling with prolonged power outages and a growing housing crisis. Community reporter Roby Chavez reports from the ground.

Families still struggling one month after Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana's coast

One month after Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana, families there are still suffering. David Begnaud spent a day with one family who's desperate for help.

Hurricane Ida: One month later -
A WWL-TV Special Report

WWLTV crews report from across Southeast Louisiana a month after Hurricane Ida made landfall. Here's a look at where recovery stands. Hurricane Ida was nearly a category 5 storm when it made landfall in Southeast Louisiana on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and like Katrina, Ida's destructive forces were unprecedented, demolishing homes, displacing communities, and destroying infrastructure.