Some power restored to New Orleans after Hurricane Ida

Some power has been restored to New Orleans days after the area was battered by Hurricane Ida. 

Parts of the business district saw their power restored Thursday as the state scrambles to fix the damage done by the Category 4 hurricane, The Associated Press reported.

Hospitals and downtown neighborhoods saw their power return as the number of individuals without running water also decreased. 

Officials said the number of customers without running water went from 600,000 individuals Wednesday to 185,000 Thursday, according to the AP.

Four days after the hurricane hit, commercial flights were finally able to resume to the city, but the state has a long road ahead to recovery.

More than 900,000 Louisiana residents across the state are still without power — areas around New Orleans were hit much harder than the city, according to poweroutage.us.

Seven parishes still have 95 percent of customers without power, and some companies have said it could be weeks until power is restored.

“Though we would love nothing more than to restore power to all members at this time, without repairs to transmission and transformer poles, that isn’t possible. Also until damaged infrastructure is repaired, we cannot begin to replace distribution poles and lines and estimated times of restoration are not possible,” DEMCO energy company said.

“Our message is that this will be a weeks long process and members should make plans now for their health, safety and comfort,” the company added.

More than a dozen people have made trips to the hospital in the state for carbon monoxide poisoning after improper use of generators used to power their homes.