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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Tropical Storm Edouard cut off production of about 6 percent of the Gulf of Mexico's normal daily oil output Tuesday, a federal agency said.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- A noted hurricane researcher has revised his Atlantic forecast upward and now calls for a total of nine hurricanes this season - an increase of one.

NEW ORLEANS — Since Hurricane Katrina, it’s been the high life for Robin D’Aunoy and his family.

NEW ORLEANS — Coastal wetlands dramatically reduce the damage from hurricanes and provide an estimated $23 billion in protection each year to the United States, a new study found.

After living through the horrors and dislocations of the 2005 hurricane season, we doubt that many Louisiana residents are unaware of hurricane season and the importance of planning ahead in case of a big storm.

Hurricane and windstorm deductibles have been around since the mid-1990s.

Three years ago, Hurricane Katrina swamped southeast Louisiana, wrecking thousands of homes and businesses. Large portions of New Orleans lay under water or in ruins. St. Bernard Parish was a ghost town. And the state’s property insurance landscape was forever altered.
•Deductibles in response to Andrew

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