Hurricane Isaac News

Hopes that the Mandeville fishing pier would welcome anglers during Memorial Day weekend were dashed by unexpected delays in the delivery of materials needed to complete repairs to the storm-damaged structure.

The flag was officially passed on Thursday, putting control of one of the largest civil works projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers into the hands of Col.

Lionel Alverez stands at a family tomb in Plaquemines Parish, La. Hurricane Isaac's storm surge split the double-decker tomb in half, leaving his aunt's and sister's caskets on the bottom but washing away his mother's, which was on top.

In this Aug. 30, 2012 file photo, residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood in LaPlace, La.

Residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood in LaPlace, La. as Hurricane Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana on Aug.

Residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood in LaPlace, La. as Hurricane Isaac staggered toward central Louisiana on Aug.

As Alabama readies for another hurricane season, Gov. Robert Bentley said today there will be more emphasis on coordination with local officials to prepare and respond to disasters.

The north Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30. The nice folks over at the U.S. Census Bureau have sent us some timely local statistics that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness and recovery efforts: 10.

After Hurricane Isaac, an American flag rests over storm debris in Plaquemines Parish.

FEMA has also deployed incident-management teams to the affected region to provide technical assistance and help with any needs that state and local officials cannot meet, in addition to sending survivor-assistance personnel to the state to help people register for federal aid, Watson said.

Two teams from Louisville's American Red Cross Chapter left Tuesday morning on a 12 hour trip to Oklahoma in response to the destruction left by Monday's massive tornado.

The state parks director is optimistic his agency can come up with the money to restore bug-eaten greens at Quail Hollow Golf Course this summer, despite the failure of the Legislature to approve a parks bond issue.

Last year, streets turned into rivers in Wellington as hurricane Isaac passed through.

With the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and more recently Hurricane Ike in 2008, New Orleans has suffered severe damage.

"We have a commitment to father the fatherless," said Pastor Neal Bernard, who runs the New Wine Christian Fellowship in LaPlace.

For a city so surrounded by water, you would imagine there would be a slew of places where you could enjoy a seafood dinner with a sailboat view.

The Senate approved Wednesday Sen. David Vitter's waterway resources bill that is intended to speed up flood-protection projects such as southern Louisiana's Morganza to the Gulf plan in Terrebonne Parish, expedite U.S. Army Corps of Engineers processes, and set aside more dollars for river dredging.

U.S. natural gas prices, pushed to a record high after hurricanes Katrina and Rita barreled through the Gulf of Mexico eight years ago, are now more vulnerable to winter freezes than tropical storms after production moved onshore with the growth of drilling in shale formations.

The Mothership Foundation that puts on Bayou Boogaloo this coming weekend in Mid-City has launched a campaign to replace the live oaks along Bayou St.

As communities throughout the state plan for their future needs, they have a new way to find recovery resources.