Louisiana

Runaway Kangaroo Stops Traffic On Highway. Sounds Like Australia? It Wasn't

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Residents of the tiny town of Grayson in Louisiana, USA, were recently amazed to see a small kangaroo on the loose

Meet Stormy (Not Daniels), The Dancer Who Embraced The Power Of Getting Naked

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Saturday June 9, 2018

Stacy Lawrence, better known as Stormy, was one of Louisiana's most popular exotic dancers, the headliner of a club that, for years, bore her name.

Deadly Storms Unleash Tornadoes And Record Snow In United States, Cause Havoc

World News | Reuters | Monday April 16, 2018

Deadly slow-moving storms generated record or near-record snowfall and low temperatures in the US Midwest and tornadoes further east on Sunday, leaving airline travelers stranded and thousands without power.

Toyota Expands U.S. Takata Air Bag Recall To 600,000 Extra Vehicles

Reuters | Wednesday January 10, 2018

Air bags with the inflators have been linked to at least 180 injuries and 20 deaths, mostly in the United States including one in Louisiana that was identified last month.

Man Arrested For "Nigerian Prince" Email Scam Is Not Nigerian

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday January 1, 2018

Cops in Louisiana, USA have arrested a man who was allegedly part of the "Nigerian prince" email fraud schemes and he's neither Nigerian nor royalty.

US Top Court Declines Wife Swap Case: Yes, You Read That Right

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 12, 2017

The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Louisiana sheriff's firing of two of his deputies for swapping wives and families, refusing to review lower court rulings in a case that raised eyebrows. Brandon Coker and Michael Golden discovered the loves of their lives -- in the arms of each other's wife. After consultation with their families, the men...

Exxon To Pay $300 Million To Resolve U.S. Pollution Cases

World News | Jennifer A. Dlouhy, David Mclaughlin, Bloomberg | Wednesday November 1, 2017

ExxonMobil Corp. agreed to pay more than $300 million to resolve air pollution violations tied to eight chemical plants in Texas and Louisiana, one of a pair of environmental settlements with oil companies announced by the Trump administration on Tuesday.

Hurricane Nate Makes Landfall In Southern United States

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 8, 2017

Hurricane Nate has made landfall at the mouth of the Mississippi River on the southeastern tip of the state of Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.

Donald Trump Flies To Harvey-Hit Texas, Louisiana Amid Difficult Recovery

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 2, 2017

President Donald Trump headed to Texas and Louisiana on Saturday to meet rescuers and survivors of Hurricane Harvey, one week after the powerful storm blasted the region and unleashed historic flooding.

US President Donald Trump To Donate $1 Million To Flood Relief: White House

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 1, 2017

US President Donald Trump will donate $1 million to flood relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana after the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Harvey, the White House said Thursday.

Harvey Makes Second Landfall, Hits Louisiana

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Five days after slamming into the US Gulf Coast as a major hurricane, Harvey made a second landfall on Wednesday, hitting Louisiana, a state that still bears deep scars from 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

22 Confirmed Dead From Hurricane Harvey, Houston Mayor Imposes Nightly Curfew

World News | Kevin Sullivan, Arelis R. Hernandez, David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 30, 2017

The biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States finally began to move away from Houston on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey and its endless, merciless rain bands spun east to menace Louisiana instead.

Donald Trump Declares Emergency In Louisiana For Storm Harvey

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 28, 2017

US President Donald Trump today declared an emergency in Louisiana as part of the southern state was being pelted with rain from tropical storm Harvey.

Hurricane Harvey Lands First Blow To Texas, But More Is Expected To Come

World News | The Washington Post | Saturday August 26, 2017

Texans from the Louisiana border to the Hill Country in the middle of the state awoke to dire warnings of a major natural disaster Saturday as Hurricane Harvey charged inland, with weather officials downgrading it to a Category 1 storm but cautioning that the danger was far from over as the region braced for catastrophic flooding and potential torn...

Hurricane Harvey Strengthens, Threatens US With Most Powerful Storm In 12 years

World News | Reuters | Friday August 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey intensified early on Friday, spinning into potentially the biggest hurricane to hit the US mainland in more than a decade, with life-threatening floods expected along the Gulf Coast.