Hurricane Katrina caused thousands of people to evacuate to Texas, leaving behind their homes and belongings in Louisiana. The devastating storm caused over $200 billion in economic loss, making it ...

Across the Southeast, hurricanes dominate conversations from June through September. But this year feels different—it marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating landfall in ...

The National Hurricane Center [NHC] shows North Carolina had 107 deaths from Helene, 86 direct deaths and 21 indirect deaths. Many indirect deaths were from medical issues, heart attacks, car crashes ...

The producers of the annual Joan of Arc Parade will host a free conference about the historical figure, plus what to know about more Jefferson Parish library events.

For the rest of my life”, the great writer James Lee Burke wrote about the events of Katrina, the catastrophic tropical cyclone that in August 2005 caused widespread destruction and flooding along the ...

20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina became one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters recorded in U.S. history, leaving the civilians of New Orleans to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives ...

The new season at Live Arts begins with an ending. Sort of. Airline Highway opens at a funeral for Miss Ruby, a former burlesque performer and club owner who hasn’t died yet. That doesn’t stop a ...