Tropical Storm Bertha Makes Landfall in Southern Louisiana With Threatening Winds

In the early hours of a July Thursday, Tropical Storm Bertha crossed into southern Louisiana, adding its name to the long ledger of storms that have tested this low-lying coast. Though not a hurricane, Bertha carried winds enough to threaten power, roads, and the fragile infrastructure of communities that have learned, through hard repetition, what it means to wait out the dark. The storm's arrival during peak Atlantic season is no surprise — only a reminder that for those who call the Gulf Coast home, resilience is not a virtue so much as a way of life.