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Ida 1 year later: 'There's still blue tarps on people's roofs'
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 29, 2021, residents of Louisiana held their breath as Hurricane Ida tested the mettle of the...
Oil and gas built Port Fourchon. Now the port is finding its role in a future without it.
Daily Comet via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTravel south to where Louisiana’s land gives way to the sea, and then keep going. It might feel like...
Communication gaps during Hurricane Ida noted as Weather Service's pitfalls
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA post-storm assessment of the deadly and devastating Hurricane Ida, which slammed the United States...
Decade of hurricane seasons saw 7-year streak of early starts, Greek alphabet & January storms
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhen it comes to hurricanes, it's been a long 10 years. As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season starts...
'A path forward': New Lockport community built to withstand hurricanes
The Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoState and local officials marked the start of hurricane season Wednesday in Lockport by celebrating...
Gov. John Bel Edwards and other Louisiana officials break ground on key La. 1 upgrade
Daily Comet via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGov. John Bel Edwards and other state and local officials broke ground Friday on a key upgrade to...
Windell Curole helped protect south Lafourche from floods for 4 decades. Now he's retiring
Daily Comet via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man widely credited with leading the charge to protect south Lafourche residents from inundation...
Houma area will gain 2,400 jobs over next 2 years, new forecast says. Here's who's hiring
The Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHouma-Thibodaux will gain 2,400 jobs over the next two years, but it won't be enough to recoup the losses sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic followed by Hurricane Ida, a Louisiana economist ...
On This Day, Aug. 29: Judge orders Nixon to turn over Watergate tapes
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn August 29, 1973, U.S. District Judge John Sirica ordered U.S. President Richard Nixon to turn...
Warm Gulf water raises a concern in hurricane season as heat wave spreads across South
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe first week of summer is delivering a heat wave to parts of the U.S. and much higher temperatures...