Understanding Louisiana's Susceptibility to Flooding Louisiana is a state that has always been closely tied to water. Its extensive network of rivers, bayous, and its proximity to the Gulf of ...

A former tropical disturbance failed to form into a tropical depression before reaching the coast, but it could still have ...

A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana this week as a slow-moving low-pressure system heads toward the ...

The large-scale atmospheric pattern looks to become more conducive for tropical development in early August, but we'll see.

Louisiana Flooding: Seven Dead As Water Levels Reach Record Highs. Thousands of people are saved from floodwater during what has been called the worst US disaster since Hurricane Sandy.

Residents are beginning to return to their flooded homes, even as more rains are expected in the state of Louisiana. About 40,000 homes have been damaged by floods caused by heavy rains, and ...

At least three people have died and thousands more were rescued after "historic" flooding swamped parts of Louisiana. Emergency crews plucked motorists from cars stranded by high water along a ...

At least three people have died and thousands have been rescued after "historic" flooding swamped the US state of Louisiana. The National Guard and emergency teams have used helicopters to rescue ...

Thousands of people have been rescued over the past two days from flooded roads and houses in Louisiana, where days of heavy rain has caused historic flooding, blamed for killing at least three ...

Several rivers in Louisiana and Mississippi are overflowing. The state is prone to bursts of extreme weather; thousands of acres of Louisiana were flooded in 2011 to divert water from the flooded ...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says more than 1,000 people in south Louisiana have been rescued from homes, vehicles and even clinging to trees as a slow-moving storm hammers the state with flooding.

Historic floods slam the deep South 02:09 "We need to get somewhere safer," Gwen said, as her dogs panted heavily under the hot sun. Across southern Louisiana Sunday, residents scrambled to get to ...