A new update from Dr. Phil Klotzbach with Colorado State University has lowered the number of named storms expected this hurricane season.

Gov. John Bel Edwards reacted to the state's safety net program having to borrow millions to keep paying claims left behind by insolvent insurance companies.

This week the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) will seek permission to sell millions in bonds amid a growing number of insurance claims it must pay because of failed insurers.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon and state lawmakers believe a new state will protect policyholders who seek reimbursement for evacuation expenses.

Tropical disturbance ups rain chances before the weekend

Tropical Storm Bonnie will produce heavy rain across portions of Nicaragua and Costa Rica through Saturday.

The National Hurricane Center said Sunday (June 26) that a tropical wave crossing the Atlantic from Africa has a 70 percent chance of forming into at least a tropical depression in the next five days.