A swarm of tornadoes and storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured at least a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their …
A swarm of tornadoes and storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes Tuesday. …
As New Orleans dried out from torrential rains that flooded areas for the second time in two weeks, the City Council called a special meeting to review the drainage system and warning processes. Council President Jason Williams said he plans …
After days of slowing moving toward the Gulf Coast, the storm system Karen dissipated over the weekend. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says that as of Sunday morning, only remnants of Karen remained, and were moving eastward off the …
Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, the Ferris wheel at the former Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans sits idle. “Closed for Storm” signs are still posted and the abandoned, weed-choked site remains a thorn in the side of officials …
Isaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are still apparent in coastal areas where it flooded thousands of homes. After landfall on Aug 28, 2012, Isaac stalled, dumping …
Lack of insurance is among the reasons why the opening has been delayed for a New Orleans skate park launched by Lil Wayne and corporate sponsors. Ward McLendon, who manages the Lower 9th Ward facility where the Trukstop skate park …
Some New Orleans residents and city officials are pushing back against tour operators who bus out-of-towners into the city’s Lower 9th Ward, where Hurricane Katrina unleashed a wall of water that pushed homes off foundations and stranded residents on rooftops …
A house capable of floating atop rising floodwaters made its debut Oct. 6 in New Orleans alongside more than a dozen other homes built through actor Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation. Called the FLOAT House, the unique home aims …
U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, a Democratic presidential hopeful, said he’s angry with the insurance industry’s response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes and said Mar. 9 he will hold senate committee hearings on insurance issues. Dodd, chairman of the Senate …
