NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT): Hurricane Delta is driving further inland as strong winds continue to hammer the southwest Louisiana coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Delta was centered at 8 p.m. CDT about 20 miles (35 kilometers) east-northeast of Lake […]
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Such is life along the Gulf this hurricane season, which has brought repeated attacks on coastal communities from Texas to Florida, an unrelenting barrage of rising water, heavy rain and killer winds that have uprooted trees and sent them crashing down on occupied homes. While 2020 has been cruel in […]
The extra $600 in federal unemployment aid that helped many Americans stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic is set to expire Friday as plans for additional stimulus stalled in a deadlocked Senate. Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Friday to testify before a special House panel. His testimony comes […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. – Heading into the Christmas holiday, people in Lake Charles are still recovering from not one, but two major storms: Hurricane Laura devastated the area in August and just six weeks later Hurricane Delta followed suit. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), more than 1,000 people are […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday with New Orleans squarely in its path, pelting homes and businesses with rain and high winds and threatening to push up to 9 feet of sea water inland in a Gulf Coast region already pounded by multiple storms […]