Oct 30 ‘Our heart breaks’: South digs out from Zeta’s wrath By Jeff Amy, Kevin McGill, Associated Press Hurricane Zeta has come and gone, but residents across the South are still digging out from the Category 2 storm that made landfall in Louisiana before racing northeast and out to sea. Continue reading
Oct 29 Zeta barrels northeast after battering storm-weary coast By Rebecca Santana, Kevin McGill, Associated Press A fast-moving Zeta weakened to a tropical storm as it barreled northeast Thursday morning after ripping through Louisiana and Mississippi where storm-weary residents were advised to stay indoors overnight while officials assessed the havoc the storm had wrought. Continue reading
Oct 27 After making landfall in Mexico, Zeta headed for Louisiana By Gabriel Alcocer, Associated Press Storm-weary Louisiana is once again under a hurricane warning, with Zeta leaving Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 2:33 How slow movement of Hurricane Sally could create ‘dangerous’ conditions The Gulf Coast of the United States is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Sally, expected to hit east of New Orleans with up to two feet of rain. A separate hurricane struck Bermuda on Monday, and two more storms… Continue watching
Jun 07 Rain, road flooding as Tropical Storm Cristobal draws closer By Associated Press Forecasters warned the storm would affect a wide area stretching roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) east into Florida. But they forecast the worst impacts in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, where some spots could get up to 12 inches of… Continue reading
May 05 Saints emails, lawsuits could be buried in church bankruptcy By Jim Mustian, Michael Rezendes, Associated Press A bankruptcy filing by New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese freezes sexual abuse lawsuits and could help bury the details of alleged cover-ups of predator priests and thousands of internal emails. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 6:48 Trombone Shorty on what happens when New Orleans’ musical heartbeat falls silent By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Jazz Fest, one of the nation’s liveliest annual music celebrations, should have been full-throttle this week in New Orleans. Instead, the city remains locked down, a hot spot in the COVID-19 pandemic with close to 6,500 cases and over 400… Continue watching
Apr 30 New Orleans musicians find way to soothe the city with music By Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press The coronavirus and the social-distancing measures designed to fight it have nearly silenced the New Orleans music scene. But some are still finding a way to play their music. Continue reading
Apr 29 Many field hospitals are empty, but may be used if there’s a second wave of infections By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Uncertainty in planning for the coronavirus pandemic has left the globe dotted with dozens of barely used or unused temporary field hospitals. Many makeshift facilities will now be kept on standby for a potential second wave of infections. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 3:47 How this New Orleans grocery store owner is trying to sustain his community The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the novel coronavirus pandemic has delivered another painful blow. Grocery store owner Burnell Cotlon has long been determined to sustain his community, most of which… Continue watching