A list of requirements must be met before the complicated procedure can be employed ahead of hurricanes.

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Louisiana is joining nine other states in a lawsuit against the federal government over its new system for setting flood insurance rates, whic…
"We have very significant challenges to our coast," Edwards said. "And a big part of that has to do with climate change, which is real."
An average number of storms is forecast for this year, but there is significant uncertainty. State officials are urging preparations -- and to not rely on contraflow.
NOAA is forecasting a hurricane season with a normal range of storms compared to previous years, it announced Thursday.
An Alabama man has been cited by Louisiana authorities for allegedly shooting 14 seagulls, an ibis and a heron with a 12-gauge shotgun at a re…
Louisiana is being especially hard hit by FEMA's new system for setting rates.
Summer temperatures are setting in, like it or not.
A breakdown of how much rates are rising, why the hikes are occurring and how the new premiums are being set.