Hurricane Ida brings 'nightmare scenario' for gas prices

Hurricane Ida could create a "nightmare" scenario for national gas prices, according to a market analyst. 

'Untold damage': Videos show Ida's trail of destruction across Louisiana

Ida continued to make its way through the southern U.S. on Monday after making landfall as a hurricane and leaving a trail of destruction in its path.

Mattress Mack to help Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Ida, sending 30 trucks with donations

Mattress Mack and Gallery Furniture are helping Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Ida with shelter and by sending 30 trucks with aid; and they are asking the public to make donations to help.

Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana on anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday, 16 years after Katrina hit the state costing more than a thousand lives and billions of dollars in damages.

Hurricane evacuees shelter in Lake Charles as Ida makes landfall

Much of Louisiana was in the cross-hairs Hurricane Ida made its way toward the coast Sunday. This prompted many residents to evacuate to Lake Charles, where it turned out to be a pretty nice day.

Louisiana hospitals full with COVID-19 patients hope for best as Ida hits

As Hurricane Ida hits, New Orleans hospitals plan to ride out the storm as best as possible. Evacuating patients wasn’t an option as beds are nearly full amid the state's fourth COVID-19 surge.

More than 130 pets from Louisiana have arrived at Houston SPCA in preparation for Hurricane Ida

The Houston SPCA says each pet was given individual vet exams before arriving in Houston and some will be taken to shelters in San Antonio and Austin, respectively. The pets in Houston will be up for adoption on Monday.

Ida strengthens into hurricane as it tracks toward New Orleans

Ida could be a major Category 3 hurricane by the time it finally reaches the U.S. coast as the area prepares to mark the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall.

'Death is on the table,' 2 charged with capital murder of off-duty New Orleans PD officer killed in Houston

Two suspects, who were previously out on bond, were arrested and charged for capital murder of an off-duty New Orleans PD officer in Houston. Officials say they're working to ensure they don't get a bond this time.

Tropical Depression #9 forms, could threaten Gulf Coast as hurricane

The official track from National Hurricane Center and the computer weather models keeps this tropical system east of Texas.

DOD sends military personnel to COVID-19 crushed hospitals in Louisiana, Mississippi

U.S. military medical officers have been deployed to hospitals in Mississippi and Louisiana as both states face devastating surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths amid low vaccination rates.

Saints requiring vaccine, or proof of negative test to attend games

The announcement will consider the Caesars Superdome as an indoor venue requiring proof of vaccination or negative testing.

Overwhelmed hospitals face nurse shortages amid US COVID-19 surge

Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oregon all have more COVID-19 hospitalizations than at any other point in the pandemic amid nursing staff shortages.

New Orleans Jazz Fest canceled for 2021 amid surging COVID-19 cases

The New Orleans Jazz Fest, which had been postponed from 2020 to October 2021, has again been canceled due to surging COVID-19 cases in Louisiana.