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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, predicts this season will bring 13 to 19 named storms with ...

NASA/UL Lafayette hosts free June 5-6 workshop on disaster response, geospatial data, and lessons learned from Hurricanes ...

As hurricane season approaches, thousands of weather and disaster experts have raised concerns about NOAA and NWS budget cuts ...

President Trump’s efforts to downsize the government threaten essential functions that Americans have come to rely on before, ...

Hurricane season is about to start, along with wildfire season—in the wake of thousands of jobs cut at FEMA and NOAA.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast a range of 13 to 19 total named storms during the Atlantic ...