People stacked sandbags, boarded up homes, and filled gas cans in the New Orleans area on Aug. 28 to get ready for Hurricane Ida, which is forecast to hit the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 29. Some locals heeded evacuation orders, while others decided to stay. Read more: https://wapo.st/3BjPppJ. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/