VIDEO: Dolphin rescued from Schnieder Canal in Slidell
Footage from the rescue shows about a dozen responders wading into the water and eventually pulling the injured animal out on a stretcher.
Footage from the rescue shows about a dozen responders wading into the water and eventually pulling the injured animal out on a stretcher.
BATON ROUGE, LA - Gov. John Bel Edwards received word that FEMA has approved his request to activate the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program that will provide much needed temporary housing for thousands of Louisianans who have been displaced by Hurricane Ida. “I am extremely grateful to Pres. Biden and FEMA for activating the Transitional [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana homeowners and renters affected by Hurricane Ida who live in parishes that have recently been designated for Individual Assistance could be eligible for help from FEMA. The parishes are: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, [...]
Louisiana State Health Officer Joseph Kanter ordered the immediate closure of seven nursing homes in south Louisiana Saturday following the deaths of seven residents evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish ahead of Hurricane Ida.
METAIRIE, La. (KLFY) 20-year-old Walter Sippio of New Orleans has been arrested and charged with one count of second degree murder in a fatal shooting Friday at a Metairie gas station. He surrendered to police Saturday and is behind bars on a $500k bond. According to the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office, Sippio is accused [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Power should be restored to New Orleans by the middle of next week, utility officials said Friday, and sheriff’s deputies warned people returning to communities outside the city to come equipped like survivalists because of the lack of basic services in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The storm knocked out electricity [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A tenth Hurricane Ida-related death has been confirmed by the Louisiana Department of Health. A 59-year-old man died of carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator inside his home, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish coroner. LDH said carbon monoxide poisoning was one of the leading causes of [...]
Crews from Entergy Arkansas conducted a controlled detonation of the transmission lines still attached to the 450-foot tower still standing after Hurricane Ida destroyed its counterpart on the West Bank.