Some recent legislative changes seem to have been motivated by skewed perceptions about the pre-Katrina Orleans Levee Board ...

The Army Corps says it’s finished fixing corroded flood pumps at New Orleans' outfall canals — a $760 million system built after Katrina that began failing just five years in.

The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...

That means during a tropical storm, flood gates close ... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District. The levees now incorporate T-shaped reinforced concrete walls, replacing the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In the aftermath of one ... consists of 150 miles of improved levees, flood walls and gates. Below are some of the key features: During Katrina, the intersection of the ...

Maps and videos show how it happened 'Fear of retribution' in New Orleans: Mass jail escape brings a big uneasy Before they could pull off the sink-toilet unit affixed to the wall, they needed the ...

Meteorologist Devon Lucie tracks the strongest storms that were out at the time of the broadcast then dives into the forecast over the next two days showing you the latest high resolution data ...

Ten prisoners slipped out of the Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans just after midnight on Friday (May 16) by tearing a metal toilet-sink unit from the wall and ... inspired a flood of memes ...

JUNEAU — Over the past few months, contractors in Juneau have been constructing roughly 2 miles of temporary barriers, in ...

FEMA and NOAA have faced staffing shortages and cuts, leaving the nation’s disaster response system at a breaking point and ...