HAMMOND, Louisiana -- Tangipahoa? Grosse Tete? Say what? Louisiana's unique culture may include great food and friendly people, but some of the names of communities and families can be a trick to ...

Elderly residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent in 2021 to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement after ...

Ida battered Louisiana as a Category 4 with top winds of 150 mph, a tie for 5th strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. Monday, August 30, 2021 LAPLACE, Louisiana -- Some families near New ...

At least three people have died as a result of the storm. Ida is barreling through Louisiana after making landfall in the state as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Sunday afternoon. It was one of ...

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, ...

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday afternoon.