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Gov. Jeff Landry appears at a press conference with emergency officials after Hurricane Francine on Sept. 12, 2024.

Louisiana had no storm-related fatalities from Hurricane Francine, governor says

Piper Hutchinson (Louisiana Illuminator)

There have been no storm-related deaths attributed to Hurricane Francine, which hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said at a media briefing Thursday.

Bayou Garden

Hurricane Season Is Time To Critique Your Trees

It's hurricane season. It's time to look at the trees in your landscape. Do you see trees with large dead branches? Any completely dead trees? They should…

Southern red oaks do not shed their leaves early in high winds. One result is that their canopy acts as a "sail" that pulls the trees over in storms.

Bayou Garden

The Wake Up Call of Falling Trees

Dan Gill

We all were surprised by the big storm that moved through on Monday. This is a wake up call to all of us about our trees with hurricane season about a…

Coastal Desk

Citrus Growers See Worst Damage Ever From Hurricane Isaac

The LSU Ag Center reports that Hurricane Isaac caused the worst damage in memory to citrus crops in Plaquemines Parish.Surge from the Gulf of Mexico…