. >> reporter: when we drove through barataria, we saw so many people who had their personal belongings soaked. this man want us to see his horse that had run away from a hurricane and was now a mile down the road standing at someone's front door because it was dry there. around here, pets are treated as well as people, which brings us back to robert gonzalo and thor. >> hi, buddy! >> reporter: he says thor is the only reason he is still son alr. as for whether he is going to stick around for another storm the size of ida -- >> it will never happen again. >> reporter: never again. 11 storm-related deaths here in the state of louisiana. nine of them have been heat-related. no power means no air conditioning, and the good folks here in barataria have been told it will probably be the end of it will probably be the end of the month before they get their when i get a migraine, i shut out the world. but with nurtec odt that's all behind me now. nurtec can now treat and prevent migraines. don't take if allergic to nurtec. the most common side effects were nausea, stomach pain, and indigestion

you can practically walk on water where bayou barataria separates jean lafitte from louisiana.rust in by ida's storm surge which pushed a barge into the only bridge connecting these two communities that knocked out the bridge, sunk the barge, and cut off the 1200 residents in barataria. we went to meet one of them. nice to meet you, sir. >> nice to talk to somebody. >> reporter: it's nice tok some? anymore. to >> reporter: robertme has b dwaterhe ten days. he has lived here for 42 years, and hurricane katricuated for. >> i was expecting water, but i wasn't expecting this kind of water. >> reporter: why didn't you leave for this one? >> good question. why didn't i? i don't know. me and my son decided to stay. you know? just hang around. >> reporter: his home is eight feet off the ground, and the water came within a foot of flooding it. >> that's how high the water got up right here. >> reporter: he rode out the hurricane at his mother-in-law's house right next door. it used to be here, but this the aftermath of the storm, floodwater lifted it off of its foundation and moved it n

elsewhere in jefferson parish, the national guard ferried emergency equipment to barataria, which issible by road. meanwhile, in the gulf of mexico, divers discovered the site of an oil spill. hurricane ida ripped a pipe from a trench on the ocean floor. the owner of the pipeline has not been discovered. back in new orleans, some parts of the city have been without power for more than a week, but officials say they are making progress. with the heat index sweltering, the city has been bussing residents out of state to keep them safe. that includes those at senior living facilities. mayor latoya cantrell today pledged that the sites would be safe before the seniors are allowed back. >> right now we ll remain focused on improving the conditions of the facilities that we closed in order to bring our seniors back. >> reporter: new orleans authorities estimate power will be restored to most of the city by wednesday. r the pbs newshour, i'm roby chavez in new orleans. >> yang: in the day's other news, a senior state department official confirmed the united states evacuated four americans f