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20 Jul 2023

Rare Pink Dolphin Spotted In Louisiana Waters: Is This the Famous ‘Pinky’?

Rare pink dolphin was spotted swimming in Louisiana waters. Not one but two pink dolphins were seen on July 12. 'Pinky' is a well-known dolphin from southern Louisiana.

04 Sep 2021

Hurricane Ida: Joe Biden walks through storm-ravaged Louisiana

US President Joe Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet. Biden said that the government already had distributed USD 100 million directly to individuals. “I promise we're going to have your back,” Biden said.

03 Sep 2021

Remnants of Hurricane Ida brings New York City to its knees, at least 40 dead

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said the federal government stood ready to provide "all the assistance that's needed."

30 Aug 2021

Hurricane Ida causes mass destruction

Hurricane Ida barreled into the Louisiana coast with mass flooding, power outages and destruction on Sunday. President Joe Biden declared Louisiana a disaster area and described Ida as “life-threatening”.

30 Aug 2021

Hurricane Ida likely to be immense, full federal aid to be provided: Joe Biden

According to the White House, in advance of the storm, over 2,400 FEMA employees were deployed. Biden approved emergency disaster declarations for Louisiana and Mississippi on Friday and Saturday.

29 Aug 2021

Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into Category 4, US deploys 500 FEMA teams

The National Hurricane Center predicted Ida would become an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph (209 kph) winds. The storm arrived on the exact date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.

Hurricane Delta

10 Oct 2020

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in US's Louisiana, school, offices closed

Hurricane Delta is a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It hit the southwestern US region at 6 pm on Friday as per the US National Hurricane Center.

27 Aug 2020

Hurricane Laura slams into Louisiana in US, forecasters warn of wall of water

Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, with forecasters warning it could push a massive wall of water. Laura made landfall just before 1 a.m. as a category 4 storm, packing winds of 150 mph (240 kph) in the small town of Cameron, Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The bulletin added that Lake Charles, Louisiana, was seeing sustained winds of 85 mph (137 kph) and gusts up to 128 mph (206 kph), in the hour after landfall.

27 Jan 2019

Five gunned down in Louisiana in US, 21-year-old suspected shooter absconding

Dakota Theriot, 21, is wanted in connection with the shootings, authorities said on Saturday.

29 Jul 2018

Three dead, seven injured in New Orleans shooting

The incident took place three miles away from city's famed French Quarter.

08 Oct 2017

Hurricane Nate makes landfall in southern US

Hurricane Nate has made landfall at the mouth of the Mississippi River on the southeastern tip of the state of Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

30 Aug 2017

Harvey makes 2nd landfall near Louisiana-Texas border; 30 dead

Harvey made its second landfall just west of the town of Cameron, the National Hurricane Center said, with "flooding rains" drenching parts of southeastern Texas and neighbouring southwestern Louisiana.

29 Aug 2017

Two more days of 'catastrophic' rains forecast from Harvey

Two more days of heavy rainfall are expected over parts of Texas and Louisiana as Tropical Storm Harvey churns offshore, preparing to make landfall again on Wednesday.

28 Aug 2017

Donald Trump declares emergency in Louisiana for storm Harvey

As of Monday morning, Harvey was hovering on the Gulf coast of Texas, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Houston.

29 Aug 2016

Two dead, 41 hurt in bus crash involving Louisiana flood-relief volunteers

A bus with an unlicensed driver spun out of control near New Orleans on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 41, while taking volunteers to help with Louisiana flood relief, officials said.

United States of America

18 Aug 2016

Americans say racism in US widespread: Poll

Over six in 10 Americans have said that racism against blacks is widespread in the US, according to a poll.

16 Aug 2016

Eight dead, 40,000 homes flooded in Louisiana

The death toll from historic flooding in the US state of Louisiana went up to eight on today, as the expanding flood zone prompted authorities to declare disasters in a dozen parishes.

Louisiana floods

15 Aug 2016

Five dead, 20,000 rescued in Louisiana floods

The heavy rains began Friday, with between six and 10 inches of rain falling on parts of southeast Louisiana, and several more inches on Saturday.

Louisiana floods

14 Aug 2016

Three killed, thousands rescued in southeast Louisiana floods

Police also were rescuing people from dozens of cars that were stranded on a miles-long stretch of Interstate 12, which was closed from Baton Rouge to Tangipahoa Parish.

21 Jul 2016

Police in Florida shoot black man lying on ground

An unarmed black man trying to help a patient with autism was shot and wounded by Florida police while lying on the ground with his arms raised in the air and pleading with officers to hold their fire.

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