Transportation officials say the price is too high to switch to methods used in Florida. Hence, the state's mass evacuation ...
Hurricane forecasts have some caveats that might not appear on a graphic, including the meaning of a storm's winds, landfall ...
In late August 2020, Ashlee Guidry and her staff kept a wary eye on guidance from local officials as Hurricane Laura passed ...
With storms intensifying faster, officials consider widening shoulders for emergency travel lanes, though costs and ...
Hurricane Rita hit on Sept. 24, 2005, just weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Cameron Parish was flooded, thousands were without power and evacuees from both storms filled ArkLaMiss shelters. Cotton ...
Allen vividly remembers the mark Rita left on East Texas. “That was the first time that Jasper County historically realized that if we are in the bullseye of a hurricane, it’s going to be just as ...
The Category 3 storm brought a nearly 18-foot surge and dumped 16 inches of rain. It caused over $18.5 billion worth of ...
Two decades after Hurricane Rita struck Louisiana’s coast, residents in Vermilion Parish reflect on the storm’s destruction, ...
Construction on El Dorado’s new intermediate school is moving steadily, with steel framing and foundational work well ...
Nederland Mayor Jeff Darby, who worked as an investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor in 2005, recalls the anxiety he felt during the evacuation process.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – This week marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Rita, one of the most powerful and destructive storms to ever strike the Gulf Coast. Forming rapidly between Cuba and the Florida ...
Wednesday, Sept. 24, marks 20 years since Hurricane Rita struck Cameron Parish as a Category 3, causing up to 18-foot storm surges and killing as many as 120 people.