Governments, business and residents have been affected. Many worked through the early part of the week to prepare to ride out the storm. The storm…

They are often the ones without a voice, left behind in a natural disaster. But 70 animals from Louisiana are now in Houston, in hopes of…

With Hurricane Isaac making it’s way to New Orleans, La., — threatening to hit the city within hours of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina —…

Louisiana evacuees fleeing from the wrath of Tropical Storm Isaac were hunkered down in many Houston area motels and hotels Monday evening. As many families…

Tropical Storm Isaac continues to churn toward the northern Gulf Coast putting Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida under a hurricane warning. If TS Isaac stays…

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via: defendernetwork.com Houston Pastor Charles Gilford, 58 and his wife Adriane, 53, (pictured) were arrested and charged with bilking their former congregation out of $430,000 in church funds and using them for gambling trips to Louisiana, according to KHOU News. The couple stands accused of aggregate theft and misapplication of fiduciary property. They allegedly used […]

via cnn.com (PEOPLE.com) — After 30 years of albums, turmoil and solo projects, New Edition is finally reuniting July 3 at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. The last time all six members of the group stood harmoniously onstage was in 1996 for the release of their album “Home Again.” Read More

  Bonnie was downgraded to a depression Friday, but still packed enough kick to prompt emergency declarations along Louisiana’s coast and make officials begin the tedious preparation for tropical storm-force wind and rain bearing down on the shore. “We always prepare for one category stronger than the projections, so we think it’s prudent to plan […]

(CNN) — Three attempts to pump mud and 16 tries to stuff solid material intoa breached Gulf of Mexico oil well failed to stop the flow, top BP executives said Saturday, and engineers and executives with the oil giant have decided to “move on to the next option.” That option: Place a custom-built cap to […]

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency as an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico creeps toward shore and threatens the fragile ecosystem along the coastline. Thursday’s order allows the state to free up resources to begin preparing for the oil to reach the shore, which could happen as soon as […]

The US Coast Guard team is still searching for 11 missing workers that were on the Deepwater Horizon when the ship exploded. According to Associated Press, seventeen people were injured and taken to hospitals, four critically, in what could be one of the nation’s deadliest offshore drilling accidents of the past half-century. Meanwhile, Coast Guard […]