Accidents and Emergencies

15+ hour, 29+ min ago   (390+ words) Eight families in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, received new FORTIFIED‑designated roofs to protect their homes from severe weather. A $129,442 FHLB Dallas FORTIFIED Fund grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) provided through its member…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1640+ words) The $165 million Alexandria City Hall renovation remains on track to wrap up in fall 2028 despite a 10-week delay due to unexpected asbestos found during construction, Assistant Director of Capital Projects Jenine Kotob told the Times. The timeline of the renovation…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (399+ words) Commercial vessel owners and fishermen affected by hurricanes now have the opportunity to claim a part of $27 million allocated by the NOAA. The $27 million was allocated to Louisiana by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for fisheries disaster assistance…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (103+ words) Louisiana will open applications October 19 for roughly $27 million in federal disaster assistance meant to help fishing businesses recover from the hurricanes that battered the state's coast in 2020 and 2021. Fishermen, charter captains, vessel owners, seafood dealers and processors are all in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) While the Baton Rouge area is expected to avoid the worst impacts of Tropical Storm Isaias, emergency officials are reminding Louisiana residents that hurricane season is far from over. The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (279+ words) NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Officials in southeastern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi are monitoring the Gulf ahead of Hurricane Isaias, saying emergency services are ready if the storm affects their areas. The Gulf Coast from Bay St. Louis to the eastern Florida…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (718+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — With tropical weather once again threatening Louisiana during the final stretch of hurricane season, emergency officials are urging residents not to let their guard down and to prepare before conditions begin to deteriorate. Clay Rives,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1509+ words) John Love's field goal as time expired was wide left. Hokies racked up over 300 yards of offense in the first half. Thousands of Virginia Tech fans packed the parking lots around Lane Stadium on Friday, setting up grills, chairs, tents,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (165+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash on LA 1 north of LA 3089 in Ascension Parish. A spokesperson for LSP described the incident as a "serious injury crash with entrapment." The crash occurred after 6 a.m....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (256+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — La Casa Restaurant will reopen at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, ending a closure of more than five weeks that began after an accident and fire at the Shoppes at Foxchase. On Aug. 25, a tractor-trailer delivering to Harris Teeter struck…...