While federal law requires publicly disclosed monitoring of major pollutants, fence-line communities in Louisiana have long ...

FEMA was established in 1979 at the insistence of Southern governors who wanted a more coordinated federal relief effort.

Helicopters are essential for firefighting. They can drop 1,000 gallons of water at once — some much more. That’s far more ...

Louisiana state police said a fifth inmate has now been captured, leaving five dangerous fugitives still on the run after 10 men escaped from the New Orleans Justice Center.

Homeowner's insurance rates are not expected to fall to the level they once were. “It’s not going to come down as sharply as ...

Louisiana State Police captured another one of the ten inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail on Thursday. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more details.

Louisiana has some of the highest insurance rates in the nation, and all of us feel the pain of this reality. Right now, the ...