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Louisiana 2050: Rising seas will upend life. Time is running out to limit the impact.
Environment
Special Report

Louisiana 2050: Rising seas will upend life. Time is running out to limit the impact.

  • By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer
  • Sep 14, 2023
  • 23 min to read

A special report from The Times-Picayune | The Advocate examines Louisiana's perilous future in a time of rising seas and intensifying storms.

Hurricane Nate's eyewall hits Mississippi coast, storm surge warning lifted for parts of Louisiana
Weather Traffic

Hurricane Nate's eyewall hits Mississippi coast, storm surge warning lifted for parts of Louisiana

  • BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | jwilliams@theadvocate.com
  • Oct 7, 2017

Hurricane Nate continued to spin toward the Mississippi coast Saturday night, with its eyewall moving over the coast and the eye itself projec…

Tropical Storm Nate likely to prompt hurricane, storm surge watches soon for Louisiana, NHC says
Weather Traffic

Tropical Storm Nate likely to prompt hurricane, storm surge watches soon for Louisiana, NHC says

  • Advocate staff report
  • Oct 5, 2017

A hurricane watch and storm surge watch for portions of the northern Gulf Coast is expected to be issued Thursday night or Friday morning, acc…

Lake Pontchartrain storm surge barrier could worsen flooding in St. Bernard and Mississippi
News

Lake Pontchartrain storm surge barrier could worsen flooding in St. Bernard and Mississippi

  • BY DELLA HASSELLE | The Lens
  • Aug 27, 2017

A flood barrier across the mouth of Lake Pontchartrain — a 50-year-old idea to protect New Orleans and communities along the lake's north shor…

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Levees, sandbagging keep most of the water at bay in Louisiana's coastal parishes
News

Levees, sandbagging keep most of the water at bay in Louisiana's coastal parishes

  • BY CHAD CALDER | ccalder@theadvocate.com
  • Jun 22, 2017

Officials in Louisiana’s coastal parishes are keeping a watchful eye on the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Cindy as brisk winds push alre…

More than 800,000 Louisiana homes at risk of flooding from hurricane storm surge
Business

More than 800,000 Louisiana homes at risk of flooding from hurricane storm surge

  • BY TED GRIGGS | tgriggs@theadvocate.com
  • Jun 1, 2017

As many as 808,000 Louisiana homes could potentially be damaged by hurricane-driven storm surge, the second-highest number of any state, accor…

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New wind arrival time, storm surge advisories, maps to provide key hurricane information in 2017
Weather/Traffic

New wind arrival time, storm surge advisories, maps to provide key hurricane information in 2017

  • Advocate staff report
  • Mar 9, 2017

For the 2017 hurricane season, residents can expect more useful storm information, including crucial storm surge watches and warnings, the Nat…

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How Baton Rouge-area homes might fare in hurricane's storm surge shown in new interactive map
News

How Baton Rouge-area homes might fare in hurricane's storm surge shown in new interactive map

  • BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com
  • Feb 3, 2017

In Louisiana, even inland areas such as Baton Rouge are vulnerable to coastal flooding from storm surges.

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