It is important to prepare for the possibility of extreme weather conditions. Officials brace for hurricane season ahead of ...

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a $15 billion levee and surge protection system ...

The Army Corps says it’s finished fixing corroded flood pumps at New Orleans' outfall canals — a $760 million system built ...

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst disasters in U.S. history, New Orleans launched the most ambitious school ...

Weathering and working through Hurricane Katrina sharpened me as a parent and a professional. Yet it's nothing compared to ...

June 1 is the start of hurricane season, and forecasters predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin this ...

As the 2025 hurricane season approaches, New Orleans leaders reflect on Katrina’s legacy, highlight major storm protection ...

The New Orleans Levee Protection System was designed to protect the city from massive flooding. The levee system was born out ...

Leaders in metro New Orleans say they have tested, checked and prepped everything they can for hurricane season, which starts ...

The system was born out of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Besty, and then destroyed and redone following Hurricane Katrina.

When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they're typically ...