Other English speaking people in Morgan City came from the Carolinas' coastal fishing communities and became shrimpers or menhaden ("poggie") fishermen. South Louisiana also has pockets of ethnic ...

During the 1830s alone, the migration of slaves to the lower South increased the slave population in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas from 530,404 to 943,881.

It has been held up as the linchpin of Louisiana's ambitious plans to address its devastating land loss. Will Gov. Jeff ...

Hurricane Rafael is a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. Some indirect impact is expected in the U.S.

The long road south ends in bayou country ... is stripped off like a ribbon from the coast every couple of years. Interactive ...

A pair of Louisiana companies are employing the technology to tailor solutions to Louisiana’s coastal land loss ... cut down on equipment,” Nelson said. Since South Louisiana’s natural environment ...

A hurricane warning was in effect along the Louisiana coast from Cameron east to Grand Isle, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) ...

"Rafael is expected to continue to move away from western Cuba over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico," the National Hurricane Center predicts.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide the ongoing legal dispute over issues of race relating to Louisiana's ...

Hurricanes are a part of life in south Louisiana. By our standards, thankfully, Francine wasn’t a memorable one. There was some flooding and wind damage, to be sure, but there were no deaths ...

Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, a storm that's predicted to intensify into a hurricane and threaten ...

It has been described for years as the linchpin of Louisiana ... devastating the coast, based on the idea that they work with nature to mimic the processes that formed south Louisiana in the ...