Francine is taking direct aim on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, and New Orleans should brace for major flooding rain.

By Ned Randolph NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -Hurricane Francine came ashore in southern Louisiana on Wednesday, pounding New ...

Surviving the storm gave Daniel Aldrich a new focus: understanding how disasters shape the politics of a place.

New Orleans’ housing crisis illustrates the problems for cities across the nation attempting to rebuild from natural disasters.

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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005. Katrina traveled westward across the southern tip of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane just four days before coming ...

NEW ORLEANS >> Hurricane Francine strengthened to a Category 2 storm today just before it made landfall in Louisiana, ...

A mong the 2005 hurricane season's record 15 hurricanes, three made landfall in Louisiana: Cindy, Katrina then Rita. T hough not nearly as strong as the likes of Laura, Katrina or Rita ...

The Weather Network's Mark Robinson spoke with Jake Williams, director of a documentary examining the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the lingering scars almost 20 years later. The roar of the ...

As of Monday evening, the City of Kenner said initial damage reports show 285 homes were flooded. Mayor Michael Glaser ...

and the state transportation department issued evacuation maps. The city of New Orleans distributed sandbags at five sites. Any major storm near Louisiana evokes memories of Hurricane Katrina, the ...

and the state transportation department issued evacuation maps. The city of New Orleans distributed sandbags at five sites. Any major storm near Louisiana evokes memories of Hurricane Katrina, the ...