Crowd Surge Kills at Least 8 at Houston Music Festival November 8, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper... Read More
Edwards: Ida Temporary Trailer Program Ramps Up in Louisiana October 29, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s temporary housing program for people displaced by Hurricane Ida is increasing its pace of... Read More
Walgreens Begins Testing Drone Delivery in Texas October 21, 2021 By Matt O'Brien Walgreens will begin flying packages by drone to residents in a pair of Texas cities in partnership with Google’s drone-making... Read More
As Ida-Hit Port Fourchon Rebuilds, Disappearing Wetlands Threaten its Future October 14, 2021 By Liz Hampton PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana — On Louisiana’s south coast, in a key port servicing the U.S. offshore oil industry, a huge... Read More
Hurricane Ida in Louisiana: Caskets, Vaults Still Displaced October 13, 2021 By Rebecca Santana LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge... Read More
Tornadoes Cause Damage in Oklahoma; Storms Rock Central US October 12, 2021 COWETA, Okla. (AP) — Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no... Read More
NTSB: Engine-Room-Only Fuel Shutoff Valves Let Fire Spread October 11, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fuel shutoff valves outside the engine room might have stopped a fire that destroyed a shrimp... Read More
Pollution Charges: Louisiana Firestone Plant to Pay $4 Million October 4, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major manufacturer of synthetic rubber, Firestone Polymers LLC, has agreed to pay $4 million in... Read More
Analysis: Louisiana Braces For Flood Insurance Sticker Shock October 4, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana homeowners, many of them still digging out of Hurricane Ida’s... Read More
Hurricane Ida Devastation Lingers in Louisiana 1 Month Later October 1, 2021 By Stacey Plaisance IRONTON, La. (AP) — The land on which Audrey Trufant Salvant’s home sits in the small Louisiana town of Ironton... Read More