NEW ORLEANS (AP ... comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Mitigation Assistance program. The houses that will be raised have already been identified.

A house capable ... the Big Easy's flood risk, starkly illustrated by the rising waters of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. "I wanted to float it down the Mississippi River to New Orleans," architect ...

Here is a proposed New Year's resolution: Don't try to restore the parts of the city of New Orleans most severely devastated by floods ... threatened New Orleans real estate.

Flooding is no less a concern. Since New Orleans is in the shape of a bowl ... decided to ride out Francine in his raised concrete house. He said the majority of residents living on the barrier ...

Today, Austin — who still lives in the neighborhood — said she sees more commercial property in the area than family homes ... of previous flooding events in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood ...

The New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped from earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from what a sheriff called “ongoing and severe plumbing failures." ...

NEW ORLEANS ... the damage flood water can cause homeowners. It’s why several groups are teaming up to help families across the city use plants and greenery to protect their homes.

Some residents in Thibodaux — about 31 miles northeast of Morgan City and 58 miles southwest of New Orleans — reported water entering their homes and flooding living rooms. A band of storms ...

Southern Louisiana residents braced for floods as the ... scenes across the New Orleans area and southern Louisiana. Streets were blocked and floodwaters entered homes and businesses in ...

Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans actually begins ... almost 20 feet high destroys houses in the immediate vicinity ...