Energy company warns Hurricane Ida restoration could take weeks

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, a family walks down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans (Matt Slocum/AP)

Full restoration of electricity to some of the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana battered by Hurricane Ida could take until the end of the month, the head of Entergy Louisiana has warned.

At least 16 deaths were blamed on the storm in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.