EditorialPresident Joe Biden speaks to residents as he tours a neighborhood damaged by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden speaks as he receives a briefing on Hurricane Ida recovery efforts from local officials at the St. John Parish's Emergency Operations Center in LaPlace, La., on Friday, September 3, 2021. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times)
EditorialResidents drive through the badly flooded Wheel Estates Mobile Home Park in Laplace, La., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Emily Kask/The New York Times)
EditorialA nurse preparies a shot of the Pfizer vaccine during a vaccination drive at Birdies Gas Station in Laplace, La., on June 17, 2021. (Emily Kask/The New York Times)
EditorialA teenager receives his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine in LaPlace, La., June 17, 2021. The CDC has said everyone over 12 should be vaccinated. (Emily Kask/The New York Times)