Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading
Oct 10 Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana By Rebecca Santana, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Ripping tarps off damaged roofs and scattering massive piles of storm debris in the wind and water, Hurricane Delta inflicted fresh damage in Louisiana along the same path of destruction Hurricane Laura carved just six weeks earlier. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 3:36 Hurricane Delta could bring 'inundation' to Louisiana coast Hurricane Delta, now a Category 2 storm, is expected to make landfall in southwest Louisiana Friday evening. Its outer bands have already brought substantial rain and wind to the area. Delta is the second hurricane to hit this region in… Continue watching
Oct 09 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives update on Hurricane Delta preparations By Associated Press Already Friday morning, rain is continuing and water is pooling along many debris-lined streets in Lake Charles — hours ahead of Delta’s arrival. Continue reading
Oct 08 'Sheer anxiety': Louisiana braces itself for Hurricane Delta By Stacey Plaisance, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Louisiana residents still recovering from the devastation of a powerful hurricane less than two months ago braced for another hit as Hurricane Delta steamed north through the Gulf on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 4:20 Will Gulf Coast hurricane season impact this year's vote? By Ivette Feliciano Climate justice organization 350.0rg is hosting an online forum on Wednesday called “Stronger than Storms,” where leaders from U.S. communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis will share their experiences. One organization participating in the forum is the Gulf… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 2:49 Louisiana Dems are trying to redefine the party in the deep red state By PBS NewsHour Our ongoing series “Roads to Election 2020” looks at the deep red state of Louisiana where the Democratic party has elected a new leader with the hope of energizing its base and bringing back voters who left the party as… Continue watching
Sep 15 Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast By Jay Reeves, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land. Continue reading
Aug 29 Weeks without power or water ahead as Laura cleanup begins By Gerald Herbert, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Cleanup after Hurricane Laura has begun but residents returning to Southwestern Louisiana are coming back to weeks without power or water amid the hot, stifling days of late summer. Continue reading
Aug 28 Remnants of Hurricane Laura move east, leaving a disaster in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Flooding and more tornadoes were possible Friday as the leftovers of the once fearsome Category 4 hurricane, now a tropical depression, move eastward. Already, an apparent tornado tore through a church and homes in Arkansas. Continue reading