A powerful Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana on Aug. 29, but an equally powerful Hurricane Laura wrecked southwest Louisiana a year ago, leaving marks of devastation that remain evident today in blue-tarped roofs, damaged homes and boarded-up businesses that still dot …
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked President Joe Biden for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration due to the severe impact from Hurricane Ida, which slammed into Louisiana’s coast on Aug. 29 in Port Fourchon as a Category 4 storm …
Hurricane Ida, with its high winds, floods and intense storm surge, not only will likely damage the energy-heavy Gulf Coast economy, its economic consequences could extend well beyond the region. The Gulf is not only a major base for oil …
Severe wind, surge inundation and extended heavy rainfall endanger more than 941,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of all at-risk homes totaling more than $220 billion, catastrophe modeling firm CoreLogic reported on Sunday. The central Louisiana coast is at …
Ida lost some of its punch over southwestern Mississippi on Aug. 30 after making landfall in Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the region, but it could still trigger heavy flooding, the National Hurricane Center said. …
Louisiana has declared a state of emergency in preparation for what the National Hurricane Center warns could be a major hurricane. Florida, Mississippi and Alabama are also being warned to prepare for heavy rains and flooding. Ida is moving toward …
