Gov. Jeff Landry has effectively removed an outspoken member of the New Orleans flood authority board — a move that could ...

Gov. Jeff Landry’s push to take control of New Orleans’ flood board has been scaled back and a revised bill keeps the ...

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

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

When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they’re typically low-income areas. They may have poor drainage, or they lack protections such as ...

Turner Publishing announces a special anniversary edition of Author Sandy Rosenthal's award-winning recounting of the 2005 hurricane and subsequent levee failures, Words Whispered in Water: Why Levees ...

The idea that state and local governments can step up and do what FEMA does is not only unrealistic, it’s reckless.

The New Orleans city council declared on Thursday, June 12 that Aug. 29, the date Hurricane Katrina made landfall, will be a holiday for city workers for this year. It marks the 20th anniversary ...

NOAA's preseason hurricane outlook has been released and more of us are likely going to have to deal with a tropical storm or hurricane this season. Here's their latest outlook.