All the headlines from our Louisiana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 20 2024 // Registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants is currently underway and will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 20, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced.The registration...
Sep 17 2024 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortified Homes Program grants will open at 8 a.m. CT, Wednesday, Sept. 18, and close at 5 p.m. CT, on Friday, Sept....
Sep 16 2024 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is warning residents to be aware of contractor fraud following Hurricane Francine.Large storms events such as hurricanes provide an opening for dishonest services providers to...
Sep 12 2024 // Hurricane Francine packed power just as it slammed into the coast of Louisiana, reaching Category 2 strength with 100 miles per hour winds and a dangerous storm surge.The storm made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, around 6...
Sep 11 2024 // Hurricane Francine is closing in on Louisiana with high winds and dangerous storm surge, picking up speed as it nears the coast.Francine is a Category 1 hurricane with top winds holding steady at 90 miles (145 kilometers)...
Sep 11 2024 // Francine strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana Wednesday after causing some offshore oil platforms to be shuttered, but it will likely miss major natural gas export plants.On its...
Sep 10 2024 // Tropical Storm Francine is set to become a hurricane Tuesday as it churns toward Louisiana after shifting east, forcing some oil drillers to halt production but following a path that will likely avert key natural gas...
Sep 10 2024 // LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water from a spigot in the backyard. He then bathes his 78-year-old mother using water heated on the stove and washes her with...
Sep 9 2024 // A storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early this week, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and potentially life-threatening storm surges to parts of the Texas and Louisiana...
Sep 6 2024 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September...
Sep 4 2024 // RAGLEY, La. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy from Alabama and injuring five other people.Louisiana State Fire Marshal...
Sep 2 2024 // British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air...
Aug 29 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers has been revived by an appeals court.The lawsuit by the electric car...
Aug 26 2024 // Insurers in Louisiana have until Friday, Aug. 30 to compete a data call relating to property and casualty homeowners’ insurance policies and commercial lines property policies during the 2024 hurricane...
Aug 26 2024 // A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution alleged to have taken a heavier toll on minority communities in Louisiana.U.S. District...
Aug 20 2024 // The US Coast Guard is investigating a fatal blast at a natural gas pipeline in Louisiana. A contractor working on a pipeline near South Pass, Louisiana, went missing after an explosion and fire late Saturday, Coast Guard...
Aug 14 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities...
Aug 5 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks.The U.S. Army Corps...
Aug 1 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storage tank spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil in a southern Louisiana parish, threatening drinking water and wildlife as officials work to clean it up.The storage tank spilled...
Jul 31 2024 // LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — Two boats collided on a Louisiana river, leaving two people dead and several others hurt, authorities said Monday.The collision happened early Sunday on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in...