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Can Louisiana learn from the wildfires blazing Los Angeles? There are also risks here.
The South endures more wildfires per year than any other region, and Louisiana is not exempt from this trend. In 2023, Louisiana saw more than 1300 wildfires and an extreme period of summer drought.
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.
Mike Johnson Proposes Conditional Wildfire Aid for California, Los Angeles
House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that any relief aid for California and Los Angeles is likely to require policy review first.
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Is Louisiana prepared to fight its next wildfire outbreak as Los Angeles burns?
Louisiana was the national focus of wildfires in 2023 as 62,000 acres burned and towns like Merryville, Pitkin and DeRidder were threatened.
Louisiana native living in Los Angeles volunteers to help wildfire victims
A Louisiana native now living in Los Angeles shared how he and others have stepped in to help those in need. Jalen St. Romain, better known as “DJ Noodlez,” a native of the Shreveport, Bossier City area moved to Los Angeles 2 years ago.
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
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The NBA has postponed the Pelicans' home game against the Bucks following record snow
The Louisiana snow storm has shifted many routine plans, and has now affected the NBA schedule. Tonight's home game for the New Orleans Pelicans against the Milwaukee Bucks has been postponed due the unsafe road conditions, the NBA officially announced on Wednesday morning.
Pelicans vs. Bucks postponed after New Orleans snowstorm, and another game could reportedly be impacted
The NBA has postponed Wednesday night's game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks due to extreme weather conditions in New Orleans. A date for the rescheduled game has yet to be announced.
Los Angeles fires, East Coast snow and more of the week’s best photos
See 11 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Former Louisiana residents share experiences during Los Angeles wildfires
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana natives now living in California are among the millions grappling with the devastating wildfires that have swept through Los Angeles County. The fires, fueled by powerful windstorms, have destroyed 27,000 acres, displaced 80,000 people, and left five dead.
Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies
Trump repeated false claims that California’s fish conservation efforts responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas in a Fox News interview.
'Crazy to see': Deep freeze, snow blankets parts of US as brutal storm targets South
A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.