IBERIA PARISH — Forty-five years after the Jefferson Island Mine Disaster, one of the survivors shared what she remembers from the day Lake Peigneur unexpectedly roared into the Diamond Crystal salt ...

On November 20, 1980, an oil rig punctured a salt mine and triggered a whirlpool that drained the entire lake—along with barges, docks, and parts of an island—into the abyss below. Acerbic tides even ...

Wolf (The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep) blends swashbuckling mystery with ecological disaster in an epic novel about one family’s 100-year-old connection with Lake Peigneur, in the Louisiana wetlands.

Hydropower advancements and green energy are showcased in a vibrant illustration of a cutting-edge dam with a focus on sustainability Among alternative energy solutions, wind, solar, and hydrogen ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The former COO of home appliance maker Whirlpool bought a Lake Forest mansion for $5.18 million last month — 35 percent below its initial asking price. The 13,360-square-foot home was originally ...

IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)– Two people are alive after a crash authorities said could have been fatal. The crash happened on Lake Peigneur Road Sunday afternoon and involved an ATV and a truck.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana is strongly associated with water as it’s along the Gulf of Mexico and is home to the mouth of the Mississippi River. There are many lakes and rivers in ...

The chimney of a submerged house is the only clue to a disaster four decades ago (Picture: Alamy) The morning of November 21, 1980, started as an unremarkable one on Lake Peigneur, Louisiana. Birds ...

New species are generally found rather than awakened. And they are typically discovered in remote places like rainforests or Antarctic plateaus. But not so a species of bacterium described in a paper ...