Grieves about middle of Louisiana and perilous times (6)

I believe the answer is:

crises

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'times' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Times of danger ' mean 'crises' so perhaps 'times' could also mean 'crises')

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(Other definitions for crises that I've seen before include "desperate times" , "Moments of panic" , "Times of great danger" , "lot of emergencies" , "moments of disaster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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