New Orleans ranks as the worst U.S. city for flood risk. Learn why, what it means for homebuyers, and how to protect your new home with flood insurance and other options.

Rain on burned hillslopes can trigger dangerous floods and debris flows. Those debris flows can move with the speed of a ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans' recently installed real-time flood monitors were meant to serve as an early warning system, helping drivers and city officials avoid flooded streets during heavy rainstorms.

With the potential for 2-5 inches of rainfall Saturday and Sunday, some Kentucky rivers could overflow and flash flooding could be possible in heavy downpours.

The new maps are expected to expand the roughly 800,000 acres currently in local fire jurisdictions zoned as “very high” by an additional 247,000 acres. Some 1.16 million acres will be categor ...

A list of Louisiana women who served in the 6888th has been compiled and shared by Representative Joy Walters. Tyler Perry's war drama "The Six Triple Eight" on Netflix tells the untold story of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Three more deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Louisiana, one of them in St. Landry Parish, officials said. In addition to the recent detections ...

In Louisiana, the average number of heart attack deaths between 2019 and 2021 was 28.7 per 100,000. The state ranks 36th in heart attack deaths, with a national average of 26.2 heart attack deaths ...

Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk or drive through flood water. We are continuing to monitor the situation. This message will be ...

Flood-hit residents can access a bus that transports locals over the nearby rail line but only if they have organised for someone to pick them up. Loading Locals have been warned building a two ...