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Homeowner Stephen Punkay, right, dumps a cart-load of wet carpet to add to the debris pile, after the Baker Drive home that he and wife Amy share with their six children got at least six inches of water in Monday night's deluge of rain in the Westminster subdivision, as they clean up with the help of family, neighbors and "church family" from Community Bible Church, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Heavy rains have swept across southern Louisiana, flooding homes, swamping cars and closing a major interstate. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)

Drenching rains flood homes, swamp cars in south Louisiana

By Rebecca Santana May. 18, 2021 01:45 PM EDT

Firefighters, from left, Matthew Wheat, Warren Agnor and Zach Schilling, place bottles of water into residents' vehicle on Saturdasy, Feb. 20, 2021, in McComb, Miss., where residents are under a boil-water notice after the city lost water pressure during recent winter weather. (Matt Williamson /The Enterprise-Journal via AP)

Progress in restoring electricity, water challenges remain

By Rebecca Santana Feb. 21, 2021 01:03 PM EST

Louisiana confirms 2 more deaths tied to winter weather

Feb. 20, 2021 02:17 PM EST
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities on Saturday confirmed two more fatalities tied to severe winter conditions, bringing the total deaths in the...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2020 10:20 AM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 29 The Advocate on individual actions in the...

Roofers work on the heavily damaged and gutted home of Christi and Brandy Monticello, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

2 months after hurricanes, Louisiana residents still hurting

By Rebecca Santana Dec. 24, 2020 01:24 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Oct. 28, 2020 02:35 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Oct. 24 Houma Courier/The Daily Comet on the...

Debris, still not picked up from Hurricane Laura, lies piled up in advance of Hurricane Delta, expected to make landfall Friday, in Cameron, La., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Latest: Hurricane Delta weakens slightly on path to US

By The Associated Press Oct. 09, 2020 05:04 AM EDT

Cars leave Cameron, La., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in advance of Hurricane Delta, expected to make landfall Friday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Latest: Major Hurricane Delta intensifies over the Gulf

By The Associated Press Oct. 08, 2020 05:22 PM EDT

The Rev. Ivory Williams, Sr. and Chris Welch board up the windows of St. John Baptist Church while prepping for Hurricane Delta on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Charenton, La. (Brad Kemp/The Advocate via AP)

'This is not a bad dream': New hurricane menaces Louisiana

By Rebecca Santana And Melinda Deslatte Oct. 08, 2020 02:28 AM EDT

Terrebonne Parish employee Raul Estrada stabilizes the rock wall with cement on Island Road in Isle de Jean Charles, La., ahead of Hurricane Delta Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Delta could make landfall, possibly as a Category 3 storm, sometime Friday south of Morgan City, La. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP)

Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time

By Stacey Plaisance And Rebecca Santana Oct. 07, 2020 03:07 PM EDT

Hurricane Laura evacuees now facing threats of eviction

By Chevel Johnson Sep. 12, 2020 04:35 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly 200 families forced hundreds of miles from their homes when Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana are now facing threats of...