NEW ORLEANS — The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to ...

A New Orleans law aimed at boosting disaster planning at certain senior housing facilities has mixed results four years after the hurricane that prompted it. Passed about two months after Hurricane ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Crews in Louisiana have restored power to nearly 70% of greater New Orleans and nearly all of Baton Rouge after Hurricane Ida, but outside those large cities, getting lights ...

The company that provides electricity to the New Orleans area says the first lights in the region have been turned back on, about three days after Hurricane Ida made landfall and caused significant ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell wants everyone who lives or works outside the city's levee protection system to evacuate. In a Friday news conference, Mayor Cantrell also called ...

The fear of Hurricane Ida was too reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina for many residents in Louisiana. Marius Williams was 15-years-old when he evacuated during the storm in 2005. “On the radio, we heard ...

Southern regions of Louisiana continue Ida recovery efforts. A flash flood watch has been issued for New Orleans until late Monday night as Louisiana continues its path toward recovery following ...

Ida battered Louisiana as a Category 4 with top winds of 150 mph, a tie for 5th strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. Monday, August 30, 2021 LAPLACE, Louisiana -- Some families near New ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the ...