Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles. Think of it as a barrier that, when strong, keeps icy polar air trapped ...

Since the Ice Ages, the Polar Vortex has acted as a climatic gatekeeper. When breached, it unleashes freezing air into regions unprepared for it. This decade, those breaches are becoming more ...

39 young women competition for Miss Louisiana were introduced Monday at a presser at the W.L. "Jack" Howard Theatre in the Monroe Civic Center.

During summer in Louisiana, snakes become more and more active. Here's what to know about venomous copperheads and how to keep them out of yards.

Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service updated rules governing how much Arctic oil drilling can bother the Beaufort Sea’s protected polar bears.

Sampson is in his first year as head coach after nine seasons as an assistant.

The investor-owned utility — which provides electricity to nearly 300,000 customers across 24 Louisiana parishes — has notified regulators on the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it ...

Louisiana Republicans passed laws to bolster federal immigration enforcement and end state benefits for immigrants living in the country illegally.

Louisiana mom was injected with meth and fatally beaten by her adult son, who then threw the body in a trash can, Louisiana cops say. Son arrested, police say.

So far, Louisiana's approach to the insurance crisis has not led to lower rates for most homeowners in the state.

Louisiana State Police are investigating two deadly crashes that happened in Lafourche Parish on Friday.