hurricane rita

The multi-billion dollar program was supposed to get Louisiana families back into their homes. For many, it only got them into a court of law.

If there was ever a visual comparison of Hurricane Rita vs. Hurricane Laura this would be it.

The top of the tropical mountain will come over the weekend. Here's what the state's weatherman is thinking for the remainder of the hurricane season.

Everyone in SWLA remembers where they were 10 years ago today.  Whether you were on the road, far from home or trying to hold down your piece of SWLA, we all know what we were doing on September 24, 2005...the day Rita rolled into our homes and lives and changed them forever...

Here's a nod to the folks of Cameron and what they taught me during the days after Hurricane Rita

Eight years ago...what were you doing?  Packing your car?  Boarding the windows?  Buying water & batteries?  Sitting in the I-10 parking lot?  Every resident of SWLA has their own story, anecdote, advice, memory.  I found this video a couple of years ago and just loved how it showed the complete storm...approach, evacuation, destruction, and recovery.  What are your Rita memories?

Seven years ago, this morning was a very different morning.  Some of us were here, many were not.  Some had homes, many did not.  Some landmarks stood proud and almost defiant, many were standing only in our memories.  Seven years later SWLA thrives stronger than ever before as a reminder to the rest of the country of the spirit and drive and determination of those of us who call this piece of the

Getty Images I don't like even using the "H" word. We lived here in the studios for two weeks during Rita and that's enough for all of us. I know...I'm preaching to the choir on that one. With hurricanes, as with many other things, there a few accepted "truths" that just aren't (true, that is) See how much you really know about hurricanes.