match the $1.3-billion that American charities raised to provide relief aid after the South Asian tsunamis. The pace of giving continues to be faster than after the 2001 terrorist attacks. It took ...

Philanthropy has the opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people as it responds to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. But the risk is great that ...

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, two U.S. bishops called on Catholics to remember the victims of the tragedy and to “renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in all sectors of ...

LSU football joined the group of Louisiana teams who have paid tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in its 20th anniversary this weekend. On Saturday night against No. 4 Clemson, No. 9 LSU wore ...

NEW ORLEANS — It’s been a 20-year-long struggle for investigators after Hurricane Katrina to positively identify every person whose body was recovered. No positive identifications of any Louisiana ...

Birth certificates and other sensitive documents left among the waterlogged debris of Hurricane Katrina could put the storm's victims at heightened risk for identity theft, experts said on Thursday. U ...

As he looked ahead to a July 18 fundraising concert to help victims of the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country, Spartanburg blues musician Shane Pruitt recalled a similar effort almost exactly two ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Goods donated by Bozeman-area residents and businesses to help Hurricane Katrina victims will ...

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — Hurricane Katrina was still at category three strength when its eye passed over St. Tammany Parish’s eastern border. By the time it was over, more than half of the parish’s ...

ESPN's Chris Fowler mentioned the role Baton Rouge played as a safe haven and sheltering place for Katrina evacuees in 2005 from New Orleans on the broadcast. LSU joined Tulane, who also had plans to ...