SHREVEPORT, La. - Hurricanes are dangerous and can cause major damage because of storm surge, wind damage, and flooding. Even though the ArkLaTex is well inland and hundreds of miles from the coast, we can still feel the impact of hurricanes. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 were stark re… Read more
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologi…
ALEXANDRIA, La. — Louisiana forestry’s $1.5 billion in losses from hurricanes was double the amount of revenue the industry generates annually…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated four Loui…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Southwest Louisiana lawmakers Wednesday criticized the insurance industry's handling of claims from Hurricanes Laura a…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A federal judge in western Louisiana has approved a plan on how to settle thousands of lawsuits expected to be filed …
BATON ROUGE, La - Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain, D.V.M., said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated …
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Renters and homeowners in parishes eligible for assistance after Hurricane Laura have until Friday to register for help.
BATON ROUGE, La - Gov. John Bel Edwards has requested a Major Disaster Declaration, formally requesting direct assistance to those people and …
BATON ROUGE. La. - The first installment in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding has been allocated for Louisiana parishes impacted …
Once a Category 4 hurricane Monday evening, Iota was downgraded to a tropical storm 24 hours later. The system is expected to move out over t…
The eye of Hurricane Iota crossed the coastline of Nicaragua late Monday evening. Here is the latest from the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Iota, the 30th named storm of the 2020 season formed in the central Caribbean Friday afternoon. Here is the latest from the Na…
Tropical Storm Eta is projected to make landfall in central Florida Wednesday night. Here is the latest from the National Hurricane Center.
As of Monday evening, the tropics were quite busy! We had Tropical Storm Eta in the gulf, Sub-Tropical Storm Theta in the Atlantic and Invest…
The record setting 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Basin Hurricane season formed Monday evening. Here are the details.
Eta, now in the Gulf of Mexico, remains a tropical storm. It could affect the upper gulf coast by the weekend. Here is the latest from the …
Tropical Depression Eta is forecast to strengthen and move into the Gulf of Mexico early next week. Here is the latest from the National Hurr…
Record setting, Major Hurricane Eta moved on shore in Nicaragua Tuesday afternoon. Here are the details from the National Hurricane Center.
Major Hurricane Eta was near Category 5 strength as it approached the Nicaraguan coast Monday evening. Here's the latest from the National Hu…
The National Hurricane Center expects a depression to form in the western Caribbean this weekend. Here is the latest.
BATON ROUGE, La. - As of Friday morning, more than 300,000 are without power across Louisiana, with the majority of outages in Jefferson Paris…
The tropics won't give up! Zeta just ravaged the gulf coast through the mid Atlantic states. Next, a strong tropical wave moving into the Ca…
NEW ORLEANS - The American Red Cross has opened four evacuation centers at the request of the Office of Emergency Preparedness on the northsho…
After making landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane in south Louisiana Wednesday afternoon, Zeta was already in west central Alabama by late eveni…
NEW ORLEANS - Zeta moved onshore in Southeast Louisiana Wednesday afternoon as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph.
WASHINGTON, DC - President Trump declared Tuesday that an emergency exists in the state of Louisiana and ordered federal assistance to supplem…
Strong Tropical Storm Zeta continues marching toward the upper gulf coast for an expected Wednesday landfall. Here is the latest from the Nat…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Zeta, which could impact Louisiana later in t…
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today led a letter from Louisiana’s congressional delegation to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE…
Hurricane Hunters have determined that Zeta is now a Category 1 Hurricane! The 27th named storm of the record setting 2020 season is projecte…
An area of low pressure in the Caribbean may become our next depression or named storm during the next few days.
Hurricane Epsilon intensified into a major hurricane Wednesday afternoon in the central Atlantic. Here is the latest from the National Hurric…
Epsilon became the 10th hurricane and 26th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season late Tuesday evening. Here is the latest from th…
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced a bill to revise the Department of Homeland Security’s definition of “emergency respon…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Louisiana says more than 6,500 people are still in temporary shelters after back-to-back hurricanes hit the state, but som…
Tropical Storm Epsilon developed Monday in the central Atlantic. Here is the latest from the National Hurricane Center.
COW ISLAND, La. — Several holes are left across a yard in Cow Island. According to the owner, Hurricane Delta pulled cemented beams holding th…
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. John Bel Edwards held a media briefing Thursday on Louisiana's response to Hurricanes Delta and Laura.Edwards said he …
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. John Bel Edwards Wednesday requested a Major Disaster Declaration, formally requesting direct assistance to those peop…
NEW IBERIA, La. - A second person has died after a New Iberia fire that officials have linked to Hurricane Delta.
BATON ROUGE, La. - A Drive-thru Disaster Recovery Center will open in Ruston Wednesday to help Hurricane Laura survivors.
After a very busy last couple of weeks with Hurricane Delta, the tropics are quieter this week. Here's the latest.
SHREVEPORT, La. - The Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) reports (as of 4:45 p.m. Monday) bout 4,400 people without power following…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) -- Back-to-back hurricanes in the space of six weeks left parts of Louisiana blanketed Sunday with tarpaulins, mangled …
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. - Louisiana Department of Health on Sunday confirmed two deaths tied to Hurricane Delta.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana officials have announced a death from Hurricane Delta.
BOURG, La. — Hurricane Delta has the potential to do a lot of damage to south Louisiana sugarcane fields.
PORT FOURCHON, La. — From industrial docks to homes on pilings, Port Fourchon, the economic driver of Lafourche Parish is shutting down again,…
BATON ROUGE, La. Louisiana is feeling the effects of Delta, and the time for evacuation has passed, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Friday.
SHREVEPORT, La. - Here's your Friday morning update on Hurricane Delta's likely impact on the ArkLaTex.
