Ida may keep more than 45K Louisiana students out of school until October

Details: The schools with the most difficulty reopening are those in the river and coastal parishes of Louisiana, where power is not expected to return until late September, per a WWNO report.

• There remains a lack of electricity and extensive water damage that will require repairs to make the schools operational again.

Of note: New Orleans and Baton Rouge now have power, and students in those areas are expected to return to school next week.

What they're saying: "We all knew that there was definitely going to be water in the school, but the extent of the water in the school is kind of mind blowing," said Susan Adams, an English teacher at South Terrebonne High School, in a phone interview with NPR.