Due to Hurricane Ida, my job duties entailed more than just covering the New Orleans Saints. Due to power outages in New Orleans from the storm, I, while in Dallas, helped pitched in for news coverage in addition to writing about the storm from the Saints’ perspective.

Hard news

• All of New Orleans without power after Hurricane Ida leaves ‘catastrophic transmission damage’
• Hurricane Ida knocks 22 barges loose on Mississippi River near Chalmette
• What hurricanes have hit Louisiana in recorded history? How strong were they? Here’s a list
• Hurricane Ida: First responders won’t dispatch until ‘first light’, Gov. John Bel Edwards says
• New Orleans EMS suspends operations, JPSO deputies to shelter in place ahead of Hurricane Ida
• 911 system in New Orleans temporarily went down ahead of Hurricane Ida

Saints news

• Saints to play opener vs. Packers in Jacksonville, practice at TCU: sources
• ‘They’re not pariahs:’ How the Saints handled roster cutdown day while evacuated in Dallas
• Saints planning to be away from New Orleans for a month, Sean Payton says
• Saints, Pelicans owner Gayle Benson to donate $1 million to Hurricane Ida relief
• Returning to practice facility next week ‘unrealistic’ for Saints after Hurricane Ida
• Saints to practice at Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium this week due to Hurricane Ida
• Saints to evacuate to Dallas ahead of Hurricane Ida: sources
• Saints cancel game against Cardinals due to Hurricane Ida
• Impending Tropical Storm Ida forces time change for Saints’ Saturday game vs. Cardinals
• Saints monitoring Tropical Storm Ida, will make decision Friday regarding Saturday game vs. Cardinals