Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Rita tore through the Texas-Louisiana border, bringing devastating winds and extreme rainfall “Rita actually was then and even to this day the strongest hurricane ...

Two decades after Hurricane Rita struck Louisiana’s coast, residents in Vermilion Parish reflect on the storm’s destruction, ...

Hurricane Rita rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm just days before making landfall, with a staggering central pressure of 895 millibars—making it one of the most intense hurricanes ever ...

The hurricane made landfall 20 years ago today, causing destruction across southwest Louisiana. Because it happened just ...

In Cameron Parish alone, Rita was responsible for either destroying or severely damaging 90% of all buildings. 20 years later ...

Hurricane Rita hit on Sept. 24, 2005, just weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Cameron Parish was flooded, thousands were without power and evacuees from both storms filled ArkLaMiss shelters. Cotton ...

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (KPLC) - On this day 20 years ago, Southwest Louisiana was forever changed by Hurricane Rita. The ...

Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Rita made landfall in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana as a Category 3 storm. Rita is the strongest storm ever recorded ...

Wednesday, Sept. 24, marks 20 years since Hurricane Rita struck Cameron Parish as a Category 3, causing up to 18-foot storm surges and killing as many as 120 people.

Allen vividly remembers the mark Rita left on East Texas. “That was the first time that Jasper County historically realized that if we are in the bullseye of a hurricane, it’s going to be just as ...

The Category 3 storm brought a nearly 18-foot surge and dumped 16 inches of rain. It caused over $18.5 billion worth of ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – This week marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Rita, one of the most powerful and destructive storms to ever strike the Gulf Coast. Forming rapidly between Cuba and the Florida ...