Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast. Earlier, Blanco declared a state of ...

By analyzing data from the past 70 years, scientists discovered trends related to changing storm surge levels. The Southeast ...

But now she, and many others, say funding for all NOAA projects has hit a bottleneck. Fewer staff members are handing the work and a new, strict financial policy has reportedly caused some critical ...

The governor said he was assured the White House has no intention of revamping FEMA while hurricane season is underway.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Hurricane season is here, and state officials say new emergency support technology developments in ...

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasters are monitoring a potential tropical storm that could impact the ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season began Sunday (June 1), and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Tuesday the state is prepared.

Despite fears over massive staffing cuts and the threatened dissolution of key agencies that help forecast hurricanes and ...

Landry also said he has spoken to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. "I do not believe the president or the White House has any ...

The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina feels particularly heavy as it forces us to confront the culmination of memory, emotion and reality This story appears in our May/June issue, officially ...

But an aggressive deportation push by the Trump administration has stirred fear in this deeply rooted South Louisiana community. While the administrative realities of deporting Laotian refugees —and ...

a study by University of Illinois researcher and civil engineer Eun Jeong Cha predicts the risk of loss from hurricane-related winds could increase up to 76% as soon as 2060 for states in the ...