2 years after Ida, North Shore hardware store still a family affair

Pennington's Hardware Store in Madisonville

by: Wild Bill Wood, with photojournalist Justin Abshire

Posted: Aug 29, 2023 / 06:31 AM CDT

Updated: Aug 29, 2023 / 06:31 AM CDT

MADISONVILLE, La. (WGNO) — It’s been two years since Hurricane Ida.

And Blake Bennington is still busy picking up the pieces.

His business is a family business.

It’s Pennington’s Hardware Store in Madisonville.

Hurricane Ida hit him and his family hard.

But the store never closed.

WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood was there then when the Penningtons moved the store into a tent in the parking lot.

And if there’s another storm, they’re ready to do it again.

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