Tag Archives: southwest Louisiana
Project to raise 1,000 homes and restore marsh areas in Southwest Louisiana moves forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received hundreds of millions of dollars to elevate homes and businesses in Southwest Louisiana. Corp of Engineers Senior Project Manager Darrel Broussard says thi...
Jun 26, 2023
Tropical Storm Nicholas Poses Major Flooding Threat To Southwest Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana is under a Flash Flood Watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas heads up the southeast Texas coast. Donovan Landreneau with the National Weather Service says the amount of rain the Bayou S...
Sep 13, 2021 Image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center
Sen. Cassidy says President Biden is committed to southeast and southwest Louisiana recovery
After the President's visit to Louisiana to tour devastation left in the path of Hurricane Ida, Senator Bill Cassidy said Biden has pledged assistance to both southeast and southwest Louisiana. "For d...
Sep 03, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Governor's Offfice
The future of hurricane recovery funding for southeast and southwest Louisiana
While southeast Louisiana is in dire need of power, fuel, and housing for displaced residents, it's been more than a year now for southwest Louisiana residents who still need permanent housing after h...
Sep 03, 2021
Southwest Louisiana to receive 136-million dollars in hazard mitigation funding
Governor Edwards announces 136-million dollars in federal hazard mitigation grant money will go to southwest Louisiana parishes impacted by Hurricanes Laura and Delta. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswe...
Jun 17, 2021
Lake Charles receives third highest amount of rainfall in history
Lake Charles recorded the third heaviest rainfall in history according to the National Weather Service, with more than a foot of rain Monday, and that includes Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Mayor Nic Hu...
May 18, 2021 Nic Hunter, Mayor of Lake Charles
Governor Edwards seeks 3-billion dollars in federal block grant funding to help southwest Louisiana recover from Laura and Delta
Today marks five months since Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana causing massive damage and the rebuild is far from complete. Governor John Bel Edwards says he's asked President Joe ...
Jan 27, 2021 Hurricane Laura, August 27, 2020
Hurricane-force winds expected in central Louisiana
Hurricane Delta is expected to make landfall tonight on the eastern side of Cameron Parish as a Category Two hurricane. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Delta will weaken once its eyewall reaches l...
Oct 09, 2020
Hurricane Laura continues to show parallels to Hurricane Rita with projected impact as a Cat 3 storm
Southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas are bracing for the impact of a Category 3 hurricane with the landfall of Laura around 1 AM Thursday morning. Governor John Bel Edwards says while the forecast ...
Aug 25, 2020
