A Montgomery County woman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for defrauding the government of more than $1.5 million intended to aid victims of Hurricane Ida, the 2021 storm that tore ...

A 2021 hurricane opened a massive sinkhole next to the golf course that annually hosts the PGA Tour Travelers Championship tournament.

Advocates opposed to the casino say the 50-acre parking lot should be a climate-resilient park instead. “Floodplains could ...

Nolan discusses the journey of writing her debut novel, how her journalism informs her fiction and more with the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins.

From festive highs like Mardi Gras to quieter, budget-friendly seasons, we break down the best time to visit New Orleans by balancing weather, crowds, costs and the city’s nonstop calendar of culture ...

More than four years after Hurricane Ida, Louisiana’s billion-dollar program to help rebuild storm victims’ homes will soon come to an end. The state won $3.1 billion from the federal government to ...

MARRERO (WVUE) — Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve will temporarily close its visitor center and most trails at the Barataria Preserve beginning Feb. 2 to accommodate demolition and ...

When Hurricane Ida struck down in Sonya Ross's small Louisiana town in August of 2021, her family lost everything. Ross, 42, said she and her two daughters bounced around hotels for a couple of months ...

Louisiana’s $1 billion program to help homeowners recover from hurricanes in 2020 and 2021 is coming to an end this year. The insurance market is beginning to stabilize after years of tumult. But we ...