Tropical Activity on Track to Increase After Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Peak September 9, 2025 Hurricane experts are urging people to remain prepared for an expected increase in tropical activity later this month after a...
Katrina’s Legacy: Louisiana Fortifies Itself Against the Next Storm September 3, 2025 By Ezra Amacher When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Louisiana 20 years ago, the region was ill-prepared for the 125 mph winds...
Tropical Rainstorm to Bring Flooding to Florida Peninsula and Gulf Coast July 15, 2025 A tropical rainstorm is expected to bring flooding to the Florida Peninsula on Tuesday before making its way across the...
Louisiana Governor Vetoes Bill Limiting Bad Faith Lawsuits Against Insurers June 18, 2025 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry vetoed a bill last week that would have limited bad faith lawsuits against insurers, a move...
US Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Appeal Over Louisiana Coastal Damage June 16, 2025 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas...
Over 946,000 Customers Still Without Power After Storms in Texas, Louisiana May 17, 2024 By Scott DiSavino More than 946,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states were still without power on Friday...
In a State Used to Hurricanes and Flooding, Louisiana Is Battling an Unprecedented Wildfire Season September 19, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities...
Climate Change Is Causing an Insurance Crisis in Louisiana September 12, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman A little over a year ago, Peter Gardner, a Louisiana developer, completed rehabbing an apartment building with 144 units and...
‘Ongoing’ Talks About Possible Special Session in Louisiana January 19, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana continues to be plagued by insurance woes, with insurers leaving or going out...
New Louisiana Laws Require Hurricane Mediation Program, Catastrophe Response Plan January 10, 2023 By Ezra Amacher Louisiana lawmakers passed several bills last legislative session in response to insurers’ handling of recent natural disasters, five of which...