Louisiana never found itself within a forecast cone. But despite the quiet in nearby waters and another mid-season lull in ...

State officials remind residents that severe thunderstorms and tornadoes increase dramatically from October through June, ...

Hurricane Francine barreled early Wednesday toward Louisiana and is expected to make landfall in coming hours as forecasters raised threats of potentially deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and ...

International storm chaser Josh Morgerman says hurricane season may be over, but the physical and mental demands of chasing ...

Warmer Gulf waters fuel faster hurricane intensification Evacuations remain difficult for elderly and medical facilities State task force proposed “evaculanes” to ease congestion Officials resist ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana and U.S. flags were ordered to be flown at half-staff Friday for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Gov. Jeff Landry proclaimed Aug. 29, 2025, as ...

WDSU NEWS. EVEN AFTER YOU PREPARE YOUR HOME, ONE OF THE MOST FRIGHTENING ASPECTS OF HURRICANES IS RAPID INTENSIFICATION. YOU MIGHT GO TO SLEEP WITH A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE IN THE GULF, BUT WAKE UP TO ...

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TOOK A MAJOR HIT FROM KATRINA 20 YEARS AGO, AND THE BP OIL SPILL JUST FIVE YEARS LATER. AND WDSU FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST DEREK SIBLEY SAT DOWN WITH THE LOUISIANA OYSTER ...

Landfall is expected on Sunday night. Ida lurked off the coast of southeastern Louisiana late Saturday, forecast to intensify into a devastating Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds, packing ...

When we think of some of the most intense and memorable hurricanes to ever hit Louisiana in the state's history, names like Katrina, Ida, Laura, Betsy and Audrey come to mind. Before hurricanes were ...

In June of 1957, a tropical wave moved into the Bay of Campeche, a cove in the southern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season had been quiet, but on June 24th that would ...