The idea that state and local governments can step up and do what FEMA does is not only unrealistic, it’s reckless.

Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - In defiance of Gov. Jeff Landry, a Louisiana Senate committee rejected a proposal ...

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens The Mississippi River is the nation’s most ...

Two men who murdered a convenient store clerk during a robbery have been received multi-decade prison sentences.

A look back at some of the most destructive and deadliest hurricanes to ever hit Louisiana. When we think of some of the most intense and memorable hurricanes to ever hit Louisiana in the state's ...

These escapes were more than an act, they were a symptom. They signal the breaking point in a system long frayed by injustice ...

Otherwise, there have been a lot more closings than openings this month (recession indicator), though you’ll also find a bunch of cool new announcements below, including a surprising comeback story ...

With those disasters in mind, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made a big change to its Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide in 2023. The agency began encouraging cities, towns and counties ...

Fresh off a huge victory in passing their “big, beautiful bill” through the House, Republican lawmakers are finding that ...

An inmate on the run 'can't show up at his mom's house to take a shower and get some meatloaf,' one expert says.

All eyes will be on the parish's drainage system this hurricane season after Hurricane Francine overwhelmed the pumps and ...