Demolition has begun on the former Kirschman's building in Houma, Louisiana, previously used by the Children's Advocacy Center. Hurricane Ida severely damaged the building, necessitating a complete ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On the morning of Aug. 29, 2005, the sky turned a dark gray ahead of what became one of the greatest devastations in Louisiana history. Records from the National Oceanic and ...

Twin sisters Mary Margaret and Betty Duggan were born in New Orleans a day after Hurricane Katrina hit. The Duggan family relocated to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, after the storm and subsequent levee ...

(CNN) — When Hurricane Erin explosively intensified in the Atlantic Ocean last week, the alarming part wasn’t solely how dangerous it had become as a Category 5 monster: It was also just how typical ...

Mr. Bonner is a journalist who covers global commercial real estate. Mr. Sanders is an urban planner working on disaster policy. They are from New Orleans and met at Louisiana State University. Twenty ...

Travis Orso was released from prison after his second-degree murder conviction was overturned due to insufficient evidence. Orso's conviction was reversed by the Louisiana First Circuit Court of ...

Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the Bahamas on Sept. 28, and is forecast to bring rough seas, storm surge and potentially ...

Imelda and Humberto fuel dangerous surf, flooding and rip currents along the East Coast. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Hazardous marine and surf conditions are expected as swells from Tropical Depression Nin and Humberto interact with each ...

Demolition has begun on Houma’s Kirschman’s building, which has been used for about two decades by the Children’s Advocacy Center. Terrebonne Parish District Attorney Joe Waitz Jr. pulled the first ...

Hurricane Erin is keeping most beachgoers out of the water as high surf and rip current warnings take effect up and down the East Coast, but dedicated local and visiting surfers are taking advantage ...

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Central Bahamas, including Cat Island, the Exumas, Long Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador as well as portions of the northwestern Bahamas including ...