New Orleans historic jazz landmark collapses during Hurricane Ida

A historic building in New Orleans was destroyed as Hurricane Ida hit the city on Sunday. According to the National Park Service, jazz legend Louis Armstrong once lived and worked in the Karnofsky Shop, and the family that owned it even loaned him the money for his first instrument.

'Untold damage': Videos show Ida's trail of destruction across Louisiana

Ida continued to make its way through the southern U.S. on Monday after making landfall as a hurricane and leaving a trail of destruction in its path.

Central Florida rescue team deploying to help with Ida recovery efforts

Team members are from multiple Central Florida agencies and include firefighters, paramedics, structural engineers, doctors, and more.

Local Red Cross volunteers deployed to Gulf states to assist in Ida

Twenty disaster workers, a majority of them being volunteers, were deployed from the Bay Area to areas impacted by Hurricane Ida, which made landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Saints move practice to home of Dallas Cowboys after Hurricane Ida evacuation

The New Orleans Saints are planning to practice at the home of the Dallas Cowboys for three days this week after evacuating because of Hurricane Ida.

Louisiana hospitals full with COVID-19 patients hope for best as Ida hits

As Hurricane Ida hits, New Orleans hospitals plan to ride out the storm as best as possible. Evacuating patients wasn’t an option as beds are nearly full amid the state's fourth COVID-19 surge.

OUC crew heads to Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida

Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast on Sunday.

New Orleans Jazz Fest canceled for 2021 amid surging COVID-19 cases

The New Orleans Jazz Fest, which had been postponed from 2020 to October 2021, has again been canceled due to surging COVID-19 cases in Louisiana.

Louisiana family tries to coax 12-foot alligator off of busy highway

A group of Louisiana drivers spent hours trying to move a 12-foot alligator off a busy interstate with a paint-roller extension pole.

Louisiana residents took $1M in COVID funds from California

More than 100 false claims to California’s Employment Development Department netted $1 million for eight people, and five of them also got more than $60,000 that they weren’t due from the Louisiana Workforce Commission, officials said.

Woman tries to remove alligator from Louisiana highway

Some tense moments between a small, territorial alligator and a Louisiana woman were caught on camera.

Biden pushes $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan during Louisiana visit

President Joe Biden visited the reliably Republican state of Louisiana on Thursday, speaking in the hurricane-battered city of Lake Charles while touting his proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.

Coast Guard searching for 12 people missing after ship capsizes in Gulf of Mexico

The US Coast Guard is searching by air and sea for 12 people who went missing after their boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Six of the 18 crew members have been rescued so far.

Louisiana fraternity brothers pay off mortgage for former cook who fed them when they were students

Jessie Hamilton worked for 14 years as a cook for an LSU fraternity, taking care of hundreds of students during her time on campus. When one of the former members called to check on her, they found out the 74-year-old was still working two jobs to pay for her mortgage -- so the brothers all chipped in more than $50,000 to pay off her home.

Woman arrested after she refuses to return $1.2 million put into her bank account by mistake

When Kelyn Spadoni found $1.2 million in her Charles Schwab brokerage account, police say she immediately moved it into another account and bought a car and a house. Charles Schwab says they only meant to deposit $82 into her account.