Even if a person has been missing for years, he or she is not presumed dead in the state. Alena’s Law, named after a ...

Black, Indigenous and low-income communities are often left behind in disaster recovery. Roishetta Ozane is making sure ...

Last month, the city of Lake Charles Mayor’s Armed Forces Commission unveiled the official Louisiana Vietnam Veterans ...

Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, was one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in United States history (George W. Bush Presidential Library, n.d.). The ...

18, becoming a hurricane two days later. It reached Category 2 status as it moved south of the Florida Keys into the Gulf, and became a Category 5 storm. Rita made landfall near the Texas/Louisiana ...

May is almost here. Does that mean tropical storms and hurricanes are also on the way? Although the official start to the Atlantic hurricane season isn't until June 1, tropical storms and ...

LACOMBE, La. (WGNO) — A little over a month out from the start of hurricane season, a local electrical company says it’s never too early to prepare. On Thursday morning, in Lacombe ...

Opioid overdose is the leading cause of maternal death in Louisiana. A new statewide effort aims to change that.

The United States' Atlantic coast witnessed immense devastation during the 2024 hurricane season, and this year is predicted to be no different. The United States' Atlantic coast witnessed immense ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s elimination this month of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program revoked upward of $3.6 billion in funding earmarked for communities ...

THIS TRAGEDY. A VOLUSIA COUNTY WOMAN IS IN JAIL TONIGHT AFTER DEPUTIES SAY SHE LEFT HER PETS TO STARVE DURING HURRICANE MILTON. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS REPORTS. THE NEW CHARGES COME AS STATE ...