NEW ORLEANS — More than 50 years after Hurricane Betsy made landfall in southeast Louisiana, researchers say the devastating storm may have been more powerful at landfall than originally thought.

There still remains plenty of time for changes in the track of this system. Current trends indicate the main impacts would be ...

Louisiana's hurricane history includes some of the most infamous of all time, sometimes clustering within one or two seasons, ...

Baton Rouge sees minimal impact from Hurricane Francine, but down river residents see significant damage and lingering power ...

Whether it’s extra water and food, batteries, flashlights or the shelter of a whole-home generator, the stories that stay ...

It’s a number attached to every hurricane, crucial to emergency response teams and city officials to mobilize preparedness: the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, characterized by five categories.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Two days following Hurricane Francine, the sounds of generators rang in New Orleans’ Carrollton ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Residents in several parishes across Southeast Louisiana no longer need to conserve water following the impact of Hurricane Francine. Francine made landfall in ...

Responding to concerns from town residents regarding an inefficient stormwater drainage system which left homeowners reeling ...