Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph pounded south-central and southeast Louisiana Wednesday evening, downing trees and power lines in multiple parishes, including Terrebonne, Lafourche and St. James.
News. Science & Tech
Gov. Jeff Landry has asked President Biden for an emergency disaster declaration to unlock federal recovery funding for the Shreveport region and northwestern Louisiana, where tornadoes triggered ...
On August 22, a fire started in Beauregard Parish, before spreading to numerous areas of the Parish. [20] Power outages occurred in Singer, Louisiana, and a main water line north of Singer burned due to the fires, forcing the Beauregard Parish Police Jury to shut off water from the connecting water lines, including water lines to Merryville.
Camp Hope in Violet, Louisiana housed volunteers in the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort of St. Bernard Parish since June 1, 2006. Clearing out trashed possessions and gutting flood damaged home, Gentilly neighborhood, January 2006. Build Now is a non-profit organization that played an active part in bringing New Orleans families back home ...
September 1, 2008 – Hurricane Gustav reached the Louisiana coast on the morning of September 1, making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana as a Category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The center of the storm continued northwest across the state resulting in significant damage and 7 deaths; 34 parishes were declared as disaster areas.
USA TODAY 11 minutes ago Spiders, fish and oysters saved: These pet rescuers are capturing hearts amid the LA fires. On the front lines of the pet rescue effort in Los Angeles, volunteers capture hearts in a city reeling from disaster but determined to save itself.
Of the communities identified most at risk of natural disaster under the federal Community Disaster Resilience Zones program, 41.9% were rural, according to a 2023 Urban Institute analysis.