coastal desk

The storm dumped rain across the region — some areas saw 6 to 9 inches in a matter of hours.

WWNO/WRKF Coastal Desk reporter Michael McEwen spoke with Jay Grymes, Louisiana’s state climatologist, about the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

The air monitors called for in Senate Bill 356, sponsored by Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, would have provided early warning for neighbors to seek safety in the event of a toxic pollution release.

A little-known turtle found only in Louisiana and Mississippi now has a slow but steady proposed plan from the federal government to save its species.

Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast.

The center served as a hub for emergency response during disasters and as well as an important cultural resource for Indigenous residents of Dulac.

Representatives for the locally-owned Smitty’s said the EPA and the LDEQ will still offer guidance as they resume control of the now charred and empty site.

The groups allege that the council violated Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law in a series of votes related to the expansion of an ammonia plant.

Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises

Officials are collecting samples from various locations and analyzing them for heavy metals – such as arsenic, chromium, barium and lead – and petroleum-related hydrocarbons.