Hurricane Ida Prompts Gulf Coast School Closures
Powerful storm's approach results in closures in multiple states.

Hurricane Ida tracked toward the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with landfall expected on Sunday.
Photo courtesy NOAA
Numerous school closures were declared for Monday in multiple states as powerful Hurricane Ida churned through the Gulf of Mexico on a track toward Louisiana.
Among the closings in Alabama:
Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Mobile
Baldwin County Public Schools
Mobile County Public Schools
Among the closings in Louisiana:
Ascenscion Parish public schools
Assumption Parish public schools
Bogalusa City Schools
Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
East Feliciana Parish public schools
New Orleans public schools
Plaquemines Parish School Board schools
Iberville Parish public schools
Jefferson Parish Schools
Lafourche Parish School District
Livingston Parish public schools
Point Coupee Parish public schools
St. Bernard Parish public schools
St. Charles Parish public schools
St. Helena Parish public schools
St. James Parish public schools
St. John the Baptist Parish public schools
St. Tammany Parish public schools
Terrebonne Parish public schools
Tangipahoa Parish public schools
Washington Parish public schools
West Feliciana Parish public schools
Among the closings in Mississippi:
Brookhaven School District
Clinton Public School District
Covington County School District
Hattiesburg Public Schools
Hinds County School District
Jefferson Davis County School District
Lawrence County School District
Madison County School District
McComb School District (transitioned to virtual learning for Monday)
Natchez-Adams School District
Pearl Public School District
Rankin County School District
Simpson County School District
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