The Obama administration has laid out a strategy to deal with the catastrophic dangers of sea level rise, hurricanes and erosion on the Gulf Coast.

A former Louisiana Democratic official says Katrina victims "never got a dime" from a charity set up by two New York politicians.

A dolphin found washed ashore and nearly dead after Tropical Storm Ida has made an astounding recovery and scientists must now decide if it should be kept in captivity or set free.

The Lamar-Dixon Expo Center will host a public auction of about 400 FEMA trailers and mobile homes beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, parish officials said Tuesday.

The 2009 Atlantic season officially ends Tuesday. This year produced just nine named storms, including three hurricanes. Only two tropical storms - Claudette in August and Ida in November - made landfall in the U.S.