This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a storm that deeply impacted Plaquemines Parish. Since 1852, over 150 tropical cyclones have affected or come close to our area, reminding us ...

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast. Earlier, Blanco declared a state of ...

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they're typically ...

Yonder examined how increasingly frequent and intense weather disasters impact pregnant people, mothers, and young families ...

The hurricane season starts June 1, and forecasters predict storm activity will be “above average.” But what does that mean, ...

A look back at some of the most destructive and deadliest hurricanes to ever hit Louisiana.

These hurricanes are coming at us faster and they’re coming for a longer time of the year. They’re producing more rain, higher winds. And they’re going to places that may never have experienced that ...

“While psychological first aid was at the forefront of the minds of mental health professionals who worked in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, it was not a priority, or part of the ...

Readers of the BBC News website from some of the areas worst affected by Hurricane Katrina have been emailing us their accounts in the wake of the devastating storm. Downed telephone and power lines ...

VICKSBURG PHOTOGRAPHER, MELODY GOLDING TELLING THE STORIES OF MISSISSIPPIANS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE ... GULF COAST AREA OR JACKSON MS AREA BUT YEAH MISSISSIPPIANS AS A WHOLE FACED A LOT DURING THIS" ...

It was 20 years ago, in August 2005, that the great Crescent City of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane ... of millions affected by the storm; his mother, who survived Katrina, also lost ...