According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, surges are often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane.

WHAT IS A STORM SURGE? As a hurricane approaches a coast, the churning winds force ocean water up onto land. Atmospheric ...

With strong winds, dry conditions and no immediate end in sight, analysts project total economic losses of $50 billion to ...

Victor Hernandez sprinkles salt on the sidewalks around the Courtyard Marriott on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in downtown Fort ...

A requirement that you must carry wind and hail coverage to qualify seems a way to guarantee insurers their premiums and ...

It's never cold for long in New Orleans, but when it is, it's hard to escape. And the most obvious solution — more insulation ...

Homeowners in Louisiana will see a small discount on the fees they pay on top of their property insurance premiums this year.

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX)—For almost a decade, whenever a devastating storm happens in the south, Comeback Coolers steps into action. Now, the person behind the uplifting effort is passing the torch ...

The Lafayette Public Library is launching its 2025 Community Read, "Finding Someplace" by Denise Lewis Patrick.

Jan. 21 (morning): The Moon, just shy of last quarter, is 3½° to the lower left of Spica in Virgo. Jan. 23 (evening): Mars, in Gemini, is 2½° to the right of Pollux in the eastern sky.

An interview with Nicole Hemmer, a historian of the right wing, about how Trump’s vile, hateful tirades about the Los Angeles ...

The Army Corps of Engineers' plan to reduce Jersey Shore bayfront flooding no longer includes flood walls and storm surge ...