Residents of Bell City, La., gathered Thursday morning to cut down trees, clear roads — and share what it was like as the storm made landfall overnight.

One of the most powerful storms to hit the state in living memory leaves destruction and misery in its wake, with debris from homes and businesses scattered about and at least one death.

The Mississippi River is continuing to flood and all that water is devastating oyster harvests downstream. It's bad and getting worse.

Heavy rains are predicted in Louisiana and Mississippi with the expected arrival of a tropical system swirling in the Gulf of Mexico. Flooding is a major concern in areas already saturated by water.

Tighter regulations on oyster harvesting have helped reduce the number of people affected by the deadly bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, but warming waters have allowed the bacteria to expand and thrive.

A number of states are making it harder to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Recent felony arrests in Louisiana could be a test case for these tougher new laws.

Louisiana has big plans to redirect parts of the river to build up its shrinking coast. New research suggests it won't help nearly enough.

Officials say more than 200,000 acres of marshland cane have been affected. State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain worries the bug could mutate and start ruining agricultural crops.