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In this Sept. 5, 2005, file photo, a military helicopter drops a sandbag as work continues to repair the 17th Street canal levee in New Orleans, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Eighteen years after floodwaters pushed by Katrina inundated most of New Orleans, a nonprofit group is launching an effort to make sure engineering students learn about the federal levee design and construction failures that gave rise to one of the nation's deadliest and costliest disasters. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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18 years after Katrina levee breaches, group wants future engineers to learn from past mistakes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,08/29/23-12:31PM , 78 Reads
Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures — and how to avoid repeating them — a Louisiana-based nonprofit said to mark Tuesday's 18th anniversary of the deadly, catastrophic levee breaches that inundated most of New Orleans during
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., joined at right by Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Scalise has been diagnosed with blood cancer.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise is diagnosed with blood cancer and undergoing treatment
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,08/29/23-10:33AM , 96 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment.

Scalise, 57, said he will continue to serve in the House. He described the cancer as “very treatable” and said it was detected early.
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Fire destroys homes along the beach on Galveston Island, Texas, as Hurricane Ike approaches, Sept. 12, 2008. Hurricanes beginning with the letter "I" have been among the most destructive to strike the United States, moreso than any other letter of the alphabet. Idalia is on a path to strike Florida's Gulf Coast as a major hurricane to join the long list of catastrophic examples. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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Florida prays Idalia won't join long list of destructive storms with names starting with 'I'
By JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press
Mon,08/28/23-2:57PM , 164 Reads
Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won't join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”
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A plume of smoke drifts from the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Garyville, La., toward the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in nearby Reserve, La.,. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. A massive fire at a south Louisiana oil refinery sent a tower of black smoke billowing into the air above the Mississippi River on Friday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate for several hours as emergency crews battled the blaze. (AP Photo)

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Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,08/26/23-3:24PM , 131 Reads
GARYVILLE, La.
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