Dolphin spotted swimming in flooded Louisiana neighborhood

 

Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A Louisiana family surveying the damage to their

 neighborhood after Hurricane Ida found a surprising new neighbor

 swimming in the floodwaters -- a dolphin.

Amanda Huling said she first spotted the dolphin swimming in the

 floodwaters of her Slidell neighborhood Monday.

She said the dolphin was still swimming around the neighborhood

 Tuesday.

Huling said she has been in contact with a rescue group that is

 planning to attempt to relocate the dolphin if it doesn't find its 

way out of the flooded neighborhood within the next few days.

Cow rescued from Louisiana tree after Hurricane Ida

Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A rescue crew in Louisiana came to the aid of

 a cow found wedged in a tree above the floodwaters left 

behind by Hurricane Ida.

The St. Bernard Parish government said in a Facebook post

 that parish employees Tyler Acosta, David Palmer and 

Roy Ragan Sr. teamed up with private citizen Louis Pomes 

to rescue a cow  found stuck in a tree near the Florissant Highway.

The crew used chainsaws to cut branches from the tree and

 bring the  cow back down to the ground level.

The Florissant Highway remains closed due to high floodwaters

 from Hurricane Ida.