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Deficient levees found across America
January 17, 2013 3:36 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and property in 37 states. Levees deemed in unacceptable condition span the breadth of America. Of those the U.S. Army... more » -
Repairs to shut bridge across Industrial Canal
May 2, 2012 7:24 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Port of New Orleans officials say the Florida Avenue Bridge over the Industrial Canal will be closed much of the day on Thursday and Friday for repairs. The work will require closing the bridge to vehicular traffic between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.... more » -
Thunderstorm march across Louisiana
April 4, 2012 9:49 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Storms that brought tornadoes to Texas are moving across Louisiana bringing heavy rain and strong gusty winds. The National Weather Service reports high winds and downed trees and power lines across the northern part of Louisiana late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Golf ball size hail was... more » -
Heavy rain continues across Louisiana
March 21, 2012 9:15 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Slow, strong storms are slogging through Louisiana, making a major mess from the Arkansas border to the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rains closed at least a dozen school systems Wednesday in the west and Cajun country. On the coast, days of strong southerly winds ahead of... more » -
LA Experiencing 726% Increase in Wildfires Compared to Last Year
October 11, 2010 2:42 PM
There has been 726% increase in wildfires compared to this time last year. KATC's Chris Paulsen will have the latest on how the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is handling the increase and what you can do to prevent them at 5 and 6. The Image is... more » -
Traffic Deaths Plummeted Across US to Lowest Levels in More Than Half A Century
September 9, 2010 12:29 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Traffic deaths have plummeted across the United States to levels not seen in more than a half century, spurred by technology, more safety-conscious drivers and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. The Transportation Department said Thursday that traffic deaths fell 9.7 percent in 2009 to 33,808, the... more » -
Marsh Across the LA Coast is Healing Itself
August 11, 2010 6:51 PM
BARATARIA BAY, La. (AP) - Shoots of marsh grass and bushes of mangrove trees already are starting to grow back in the bay where just months ago photographers shot startling images of dying pelicans coated in oil from the massive Gulf oil spill. More than a dozen scientists interviewed by... more » -
Tropical Storm Colin Moving Rapidly Across Atlantic
August 3, 2010 11:39 AM
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Colin is moving rapidly across the Atlantic but early forecasts put it on a track off the U.S. Atlantic seaboard rather than into the Gulf of Mexico, where BP is working to finally plug its blown-out oil well. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says... more » -
Drums Across Cajun Field Will Be In Lafayette Tonight
July 26, 2010 1:36 PM
LAFAYETTE - Drums Across Cajun Field will come to Lafayette on Monday, July 26. A local stop on the 2010 Drum Corps International Tour, the event will feature several of the world's top drum and bugle corps in competition. This is the fourth year UL Lafayette's Pride of Acadiana... more » -
The Hands Across The Sand Movement
June 9, 2010 2:52 PM
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - In a grass-roots movement inspired by the 1980s Hands Across America human chain effort, beachgoers in 30 states and nearly a dozen countries plan to join hands this month to form symbolic barriers to protect the shoreline from oil spills. The Hands Across The Sand... more » -
Census Forms Arrive In Mailboxes Across The Country
March 15, 2010 1:00 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Let the count begin. More than 120 million U.S. census forms begin arriving Monday in mailboxes around the country, in the government's once-a-decade population count that will be used to divvy up congressional seats and more than $400 billion in federal aid. Fast-growing states in the South... more »
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