Thousands flee as Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, USA: Thousands of people have fled the US state of Louisiana as Hurricane Ida closes in from the Gulf of Mexico. Ida, a...
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Trump declares emergency ahead of Storm Barry as New Orleans braces for flooding
NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans braced for severe flooding as a growing tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico headed for landfall late on Friday...
19 hurt at New Orleans Mother’s day parade shooting
Washington: Unknown gunmen opened fire at a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19 people in an incident the FBI attributed to “street violence.”...
Super Bowl 2013 set to kick off in fun-loving New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: Jazz bands are playing, the crawfish boiling and daiquiris swirling Sunday, as party goers crammed bars and restaurants ahead of Super Bowl...
United Airlines flight from Houston makes emergency landing in New Orleans
A United Airlines on the way to Newark from Houston made an emergency landing in New Orleans because of a mechanical issue....
Hurricane Isaac damaged at least 13000 homes in Louisiana: officials
New Orleans, Louisiana: Hurricane Isaac damaged at least 13,000 homes in Louisiana after the storm struck the US Gulf Coast a week, officials said on...
Hurricane Isaac sidesteps New Orleans
Gulfport: Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that...
Hurricane Isaac: Dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed in New Orleans
New Orleans: A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in New Orleans by the city’s mayor as Hurricane Isaac continues to lash the city....
Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana: Severs years after Katrina’s devastation, Hurricane Isaac has landed in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, bringing high winds, soaking rains and storm surges...