NEW ORLEANS —

Here's the latest on Ida:

• The storm weakened to a tropical storm early Monday morning as a rescue effort began
• Officials reported the first death related to the storm
• More than 1 million customers were without power in Louisiana and Mississippi
• Scores of coastal Louisiana residents are trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued
• Ida’s 150-mph winds tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S.
• Ida hit Louisiana the exact day Hurricane Katrina devastated the state 16 years ago

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