Louisiana

Texas flood toll mounts as Harvey pummels Louisiana

Houston - Emirates Voice

The full horrors of monster storm Harvey began emerging Wednesday as the bodies of six family members were plucked from floodwaters in Texas and heavy rains pounded Louisiana. While clouds parted in Houston, bringing welcome respite to a city where roads have become rivers, rural areas of Texas were drenched as Harvey headed eastwards. Authorities in neighboring Louisiana meanwhile racedRead more

Trump to donate $1 million to flood relief

Washington - Emirates Voice

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. "He'll pledge, proudly, $1 million of his own personal money to help the people of Texas and Louisiana," spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters.Read more

Trump declares emergency in Louisiana for storm Harvey

Washington - Emirates Voice

US President Donald Trump on Monday declared an emergency in Louisiana as part of the southern state was being pelted with rain from tropical storm Harvey. The declaration allows the federal government, specifically the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate relief efforts. It also provides federal funding for disaster relief. "This action will help alleviate the hardship and sufferingRead more

Janet Jackson confirms separation from Qatari husband

New York - Emirates Voice

Pop superstar and new mother Janet Jackson said Monday she will resume a tour after a nearly two-year break as she confirmed separating from her husband. Jackson, who had abruptly suspended a tour in 2015 amid the surprise news she was pregnant, announced 56 concerts across North America later this year. In an online message to fans, Jackson voiced gratitudeRead more

More than 20 injured as pickup plows into crowd in Louisiana, US

Houston - Arab Today

More than 20 people were injured Saturday night when a pickup truck plowed into a parade crowd in New Orleans, the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The truck slammed into a crowd and other vehicles at the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans. It came to a stop against a dump truck,Read more

2 injured in pipeline explosion in US state of Louisiana

Houston - Arab Today

Two workers were injured and another worker went missing Thursday night after a huge explosion occurred at a pipeline near a natural-gas plant in Paradis, west of New Orleans, the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Six workers were cleaning a Phillips 66 pipeline near the Williams Discovery natural-gas plant in Paradis when the explosion and fire brokeRead more

3 killed in plant explosion in U.S. state of Louisiana

Houston - Arab Today

Three people were killed and one person remains missing in a blast at a packaging plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana on Wednesday. The explosion occurred early Wednesday at the Packaging Corporation of America, located north of Lake Charles, a city in the southwestern part of Louisiana, according to the Times-Picayune, an English daily in the state's city ofRead more

Tornadoes tear path of destruction through Louisiana

Baton Rouge - Arab Today

Six tornadoes tore through New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana on Tuesday, injuring at least 20 people as the storm roared across highways and streets, levelling trees, power lines and homes. Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency throughout Louisiana, while search and rescue teams scoured the landscape for survivors. "The width of the devastation was unlikeRead more

Fire breaks out on oil platform off US coast, no injuries

Houson - ArabToday

A fire broke out on an oil platform off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana early Thursday morning and four workers were rescued by life boat. The fire, which occurred about 2:30 a.m. local time (0830 GMT) on Thursday some 128 km south of Grand Isle, was extinguished nearly four hours later. There were no injuries and noRead more

Woman Gave Birth Inside A Walmart bathroom and dumped The Infant In The Trash, Police Say

Washington - Arab Today

Police in rural Louisiana say a Walmart employee found a baby girl in a bathroom a few hours after the infant’s mother gave birth to her and dumped her in a trash can. The infant was only about four hours old when an employee at a Walmart Supercentre in the city of New Roads in Pointe Coupee Parish found herRead more