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.

However, there is still an area in the tropical Atlantic Basin that is being monitored for further development.

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.

Cameron Parish continues to rebuild ten years after the devastation of Hurricane Rita.

Forecasters are watching tropical models for a potential trouble spot in the Gulf of Mexico by early next week.

Rita came ashore very near the Louisiana Texas line 10 years ago but her effects reached far beyond the point of landfall. What is your memory of Rita?

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has a new mobile pet shelter ready for use in times of natural disaster.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has yet to spend $1.5 billion of federal disaster recovery aid provided by Congress after hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike ravaged the state in 2005 and 2008.

Louisiana has yet to spend $1.5 billion of federal disaster recovery aid provided by Congress after hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike ravaged the state in 2005 and 2008.

U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu's office says the grants are being given through The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation and Public Assistance programs.

Chief Financial Officer Steve Cottrell says Citizens has budgeted $40 million to handle any claims resulting from the settlement.

More than 1.3 billion dollars has been spent on the recovery efforts from Hurricane Rita.

More money is coming to help Louisiana communities still recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., said today the transformation of New Orleans public schools following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita should serve as a national model for education reform.

WASHINGTON— United States Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La, today urged FEMA to be fair in its effort to recoup money from people suspected of receiving improper federal disaster assistance payments following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other disasters.

Baton Rouge – Today, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Sherri H. LeBas announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated portions of La. 317 in St. Mary Parish and La. 339 in Lafayette and Vermilion parishes as eligible to receive Federal Emergency Relief Funding to repair damages related to Hurricane Rita.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Congress set up a tax-free recovery bond program after hurricanes Katrina and Rita to help spur private business development, applications poured in and it appeared demand would far exceed Louisiana's $7.8 billion bond capacity.