“Last year's hurricane season, Hurricane Ida quickly intensified and the southern part of the state lost all 911 connectivity. The residents were unable to call 911 for almost 12 hours.
In the middle of a Hurricane, followed by a heatwave that is a catastrophic failure.
If our network was as diversified as it is today I do not believe we would have lost 911 service" - Tyrell T. Morris - OPCD (Orleans Parish Communications District) Executive Director.