A remains of a house destroyed years ago by Hurricane Ida next to utility poles leaning over from a more recent storm, Hurricane Francine, along Highway 56 in Cocodrie.

We’ve learned a lot,” said State Rep. Jerome “Zee” Zeringue, R-Houma, who chairs a House panel on disaster recovery. “We ...

The canal has been drained, allowing access to several trees knocked into the waterway by Hurricane Helene. Heavy equipment ...

The complex has office space for Parish Government, Head Start, South Lafourche Library, District Attorney, Community Action, Assessor and Registrar of Voters. The library will provide the community ...

A new City Council is already getting to work in New Orleans following Monday’s swearing-in ceremony and inaugural meeting.

Hurricane Melissa was already one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—and now scientists have confirmed a new way it neared superlative status. Newly released data show ...

President Trump blasted Jimmy Kimmel and ABC following the late-night host’s show Wednesday, in which the liberal comedian alleged the commander-in-chief was “bracing for Hurricane Epstein.” “Why does ...

USAID was shut down in July by the Trump administration. The State Department says that the shuttering of the United States Agency for International Development -- the world's largest agency tasked ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It was produced by Grist and co-published with Verite News, ...

The number of deaths could still grow. The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 28 in Jamaica, the country's prime minister said in an update Saturday, days after the powerful hurricane made ...

People across the northern Caribbean are beginning to dig out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa, as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed to at least 28 across Haiti, Jamaica and the ...