Hurricane Katrina in photos, 20 years after the “slow-motion catastrophe”
Hurricane Katrina was described as “a slow-motion catastrophe” on “60 Minutes” on Sept. 4, 2005, six days after…
What it was like to sound the alarm ahead of Hurricane Katrina » Yale Climate Connections
I first started blogging for Weather Underground, the weather service I founded, in the spring of 2005. For…
Missing New Orleans boy killed in alligator attack, police say
A missing 12-year-old boy with autism likely died following an alligator attack, police said Wednesday. A nearly two-week-long…
Louisiana officials outraged by road rage shooting of pregnant teen
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials expressed indignation over a road rage shooting that left a pregnant…
Texas school districts can’t put Ten Commandments in classrooms, judge says
Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in…
National Guard troops from Mississippi, other states arrive in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana began arriving in Washington…
New Orleans sheriff says brazen jailbreak was the culmination of a “perfect storm”
New Orleans — The sheriff who oversees a New Orleans jail that was the site of a brash…
Technip secures ‘major’ EPC deal for Louisiana LNG terminal
Commonwealth LNG, a firm controlled by the energy-focused alternative investment manager Kimmeridge, has hired French-based engineering company Technip…
‘The Colonel and the King’ review: Elvis biographer tackles Tom Parker
Book Review The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership That Rocked the World…
Supreme Court tees up Louisiana case on whether racial redistricting is unconstitutional
Major Supreme Court ruling shifts power Major Supreme Court ruling shifts powers of federal judges, Trump administration 08:13…
Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects
The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development,…
What to watch as 2026 Republican Senate races take shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s…