+7 News Years after Hurricane Delta damaged their homes, some Acadiana residents are finally getting help BY JOEL THOMPSON | Staff writer Mar 8, 2026 LaVera George lives alone on Avenue C in Crowley in the same house her grandparents built decades ago. Like many older homes across rural Acad…
Hurricane Center Years after Hurricanes Laura and Ida, Louisiana’s billion dollar recovery program will soon end BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer Jan 20, 2026 More than four years after Hurricane Ida, Louisiana’s billion-dollar program to help rebuild storm victims’ homes will soon come to an end.
+2 Environment Hurricane forecasting improves, but preparedness still paramount, officials say BY ROSHAUN HIGGINS | Staff writer Apr 3, 2023 Hurricane forecasting and warning systems have greatly improved in recent years, providing residents with valuable time to plan, but preparedness remains paramount in south Louisiana as another tropical storm season approaches, federal and state officials said at the start of a national conference in New Orleans on Monday.
NO.citizensinsurance.091422.0003.jpg Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Sep 13, 2022 A Louisiana state flag flies in front of a home with a missing roof and a blue tarp on top of it south of Houma on Friday, October 8, 2021. Hu…
Letters NO.citizensinsurance.091422.0003.jpg Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateUpdated Jun 16, 2025 A Louisiana state flag flies in front of a home with a missing roof and a blue tarp on top of it south of Houma on Friday, October 8, 2021. Hu…
News BY CARLIE KOLLATH WELLS | Staff writer Updated Sep 9, 2024 Plus, we have expert advice about cooking during power outages.
Crime/Police Six years after flood, Louisiana may finally build a new women's prison. But the cost has exploded. BY JACQUELINE DeROBERTIS and GORDON RUSSELL | Staff writers Jun 20, 2022 Almost six years after Louisiana’s only prison for women closed for good in the wake of disastrous flooding around Baton Rouge, the state has …
BR.temphousingida.101021_14.JPG CHRIS GRANGER Oct 9, 2021 Cindy Picou, 57, right, reflected in her family's swimming pool, said the curled piece of paper, bottom left, is a photo of her children that …
BR.temphousingida.101021_22.JPG CHRIS GRANGERUpdated Oct 9, 2021 Montegut fire fighter Daniel Boquet, center, gets help from Gene Bergeron as they fill up two 3,000 gallon tanks with water that will be used …
BR.temphousingida.101021_753.JPG CHRIS GRANGERUpdated Oct 9, 2021 Jonathan Bergeron, 31, hung a sign celebrating his daughter's academic achievements on a wall in a shed where he plans to move his family behi…