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President to travel to Texas as long as he is not a ‘burden to folks’Power being restored but widespread boil advisories in placeJoe Biden said on Friday he was ready to declare a major disaster in Texas after a deadly winter storm cut power and disrupted water supplies for millions across the state.Biden said the declaration, which follows a request from the Texas governor,...

Woodfox was a member of the Angola 3, a group of men wrongfully accused of murder. Now he marks the fifth anniversary of his freedomEvery morning for almost 44 years, Albert Woodfox would awake in his 6ft by 9ft concrete cell and brace himself for the day ahead. He was America’s longest-serving solitary confinement prisoner, and each day stretched before him identical to the...

Louisiana Republican had no underlying conditions that put him at added risk, doctors sayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLuke Letlow, Louisiana’s incoming Republican congressman, has died from complications related to Covid-19 at the age of 41.“The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time,” Letlow’s spokesman, Andrew Bautsch, said...

Hurricane Zeta has wreaked havoc across southern states of the US, killing at least six people and leaving 2.6 million without power. Zeta brought damaging winds of 100mph across states including Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, while flooding also occurredHurricane Zeta kills at least six as 100mph winds race through south Continue reading...

Storm hit as a category 2 hurricane, making landfall Friday evening near Creole, about 15 miles from where Laura struck in AugustRipping tarps from damaged roofs and scattering massive piles of storm debris in the wind and water, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction in Louisiana communities still reeling along a path Hurricane Laura carved just six weeks earlier.Delta hit as a...

State faces flooding and tornado warnings as Mississippi also prepares for the worstPeople in Louisiana are bracing themselves for flooding and dangerously high winds for the sixth time this year, as 2020’s extraordinary hurricane season sent yet another major storm in the state’s direction, amid Earth’s accelerating climate crisis. Related: Trump says he won't participate in virtual presidential debate with Biden – live Continue...

Six fatalities recorded in Louisiana, including a teen girl who died after a tree fell on her home and a man who died of carbon monoxide poisoningHurricane Laura, the most powerful hurricane to strike the US this year, moved across Louisiana on a northerly path on Thursday, after threatening an “unsurvivable storm surge” on the coast and tropical force weather as far as Tennessee.The...

Lake Charles felt the full force of Hurricane Laura and now residents who rode out the disaster are picking up the piecesClassie Ballou lives on the fifth floor of Chateau du Lac, an eight-story retirement home in the Louisiana city of Lake Charles. “I made it through Rita,” he said from a park bench in the rubble of downtown as he reflected on the...

Category 4 hurricane expected to hit Wednesday evening and bring storm surges up to 40 miles inlandThousands of residents were continuing to evacuate as the outer bands of Hurricane Laura lashed coastal communities in Louisiana and Texas on Wednesday afternoon, with forecasters describing the storm surge from the mammoth category 4 hurricane as “unsurvivable”.The weather system is due to hit the US Gulf Coast...

State could see first simultaneous hurricanes on recordDominican Republic and Haiti suffer severe floodingResidents in low-lying coastal areas of Louisiana and Cuba were evacuating on Sunday, while roads turned to rivers in Haiti’s capital city, as twin hurricanes threatened the Caribbean and US Gulf Coast. Related: Could the US and Caribbean be heading for their worst hurricane season? Continue reading...

The tropical storm is expected to make landfall late Sunday, as Louisiana governor declares state of emergency Rain pounded the US Gulf Coast on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Tropical storm Cristobal, which has already spawned a tornado in Florida and threatened more twisters along with high winds and storm surge.Roads flooded in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, and thousands were without power even before...

More than two dozen tornadoes reported in four statesLouisiana sheriff reports ‘extreme flooding’ seen rarely ‘if ever’At least six people were killed after severe storms tore through a number of southern states late on Wednesday, adding to weeks of extreme weather that had already killed more than two dozen people and destroyed hundreds of homes. Related: Tornadoes and storms hit US south as six...

Storms caused flooding, mudslides and knocked out electricity for about 750,000 in a 10-state swath Severe weather swept across the southern US on Sunday and Monday, killing at least 30 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian mountains.The storms piled fresh misery atop the coronavirus pandemic, leaving more than a million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides.In...

A tornado strike destroyed homes and left a trail of devastation across large parts of the US south on Sunday. In northern Louisiana, up to 300 homes and other buildings were damaged, and utility companies reported thousands of power outages. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed at least six deaths in the state from the severe weatherTornadoes and storms hit US south as six killed...

Twister destroyed buildings in Monroe, Louisiana, while three were killed in Mississippi due to severe weatherA tornado strike destroyed homes and left a trail of devastation across large parts of the US south on Sunday, as forecasters warned that a powerful Easter storm could affect more than a dozen states and millions of people before the early hours of Monday. By Sunday evening, the...

Justice heard arguments on whether Louisiana can impose severe restrictions on abortion doctors in controversial caseThe US supreme court heard arguments in the most high-profile abortion rights case in decades, on Wednesday morning.The nine justices heard arguments on whether Louisiana can impose severe restrictions on abortion doctors, in a case that is controversial on several levels, June Medical Services v Russo. The restrictions would...

Deaths in Alabama, Lousiana, Texas, Oklahoma and IowaGulf coast states report widespread power outagesSevere storms sweeping across southern portions of the US and up into the midwest have been blamed for the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered large swathes of the country. Storm-related fatalities were reported in Texas, in Alabama from...

One survives crash of eight-passenger plane, officials sayThree on ground are taken to hospitalFive people are dead after a small plane crashed near a post office in southern Louisiana on Saturday, authorities said.The Lafayette fire chief, Robert Benoit, told KLFY-TV that the aircraft was an eight-passenger plane. He said there was one survivor in addition to the five fatalities. Three people on the ground...