Kezia Setyawan

Delays, long inspection lapses and bureaucratic red tape cause slow moving times into temporary housing for Terrebonne and Lafourche residents months after Hurricane Ida.

To protect southeast Louisiana parishes against the Atchafalaya River backwater flooding and intense storms during hurricane season, a 446-foot floodgate opened for the first time on Bayou Chene in St. Mary Parish on Friday, with local and state officials in attendance.

For Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes' fishing communities, this year’s Blessing of the Boats ceremony was more important than ever before as Hurricane Ida damage continued to blight their neighborhoods and industry several months after the Category 4 storm hit Louisiana.

Trailing behind an attendee shouldering a life-size cross, more than 40 Christian residents of Terrebonne Parish trekked the five-and-a-half miles down Grand Caillou Road, passing by several of Dulac’s churches during an event that has become a decades-long tradition.

Despite being closed in September 2021 due to Hurricane Ida, the controversial Denka plant in St. John Parish still emitted rates of cancer-causing chemicals even when it wasn’t operating, according to an LSU monitoring demonstration test.

HB-160 could give renters more protections in the immediate aftermath of a federally-declared disaster and introduce new penalties for landlords who evict tenants illegally.

On the same day that Louisiana’s House lawmakers unanimously passed an education bill to create the Ecole Pointe-au-Chien French immersion school, the Terrebonne Parish School Board voted against approving that school’s charter application put forth by Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe members and school parents.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about updates from FEMA regarding the estimated 1,000 residents in Lafourche Parish still displaced after Hurricane Ida. We also take a look back at Louisiana baseball history, and talk to local New Orleans band, Pocket Chocolate, about their songwriting process.

NORCO, a Southern Gothic point-and-click game, has helped put Louisiana on the map – at least in the video game world. WWNO is joined by NORCO creator Yuts, a Norco, Louisiana native currently based in Virginia.

Only a week after tornadoes and thunderstorms hit southeast Louisiana, another severe weather event is trekking toward Baton Rouge and New Orleans, resulting in closures Wednesday. Shelters were also made available in select parishes.