The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Tuesday that it had secured funding for an annual inspection of the crucial levee and pump system that protects the New Orleans region from storm surge ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell wants everyone who lives or works outside the city's levee protection system to evacuate. In a Friday news conference, Mayor Cantrell also called ...

A new study by Tulane University suggests some levees in New Orleans are sinking despite millions of dollars spent on infrastructure improvements since Hurricane Katrina. Using satellite radar data, ...

Rescues were carried out there while in New Orleans, the levee system was holding, though power lines were downed and debris littered the streets, prompting officials to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew.

This story, headlined "Levee inspections only scratch the surface," was originally published Nov. 25, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The ...

This story, headlined "Corps never pursued design doubts," was originally published Dec. 30, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times-Picayune's ...

We were distressed to read the Aug. 8 guest column by Blair duQuesnay of Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans exposing the shocking political meddling currently undermining the Southeast Louisiana Flood ...

It’s Thursday, and time for our Week in Politics with the Times Picayune’s/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. Today, we discuss President Trump’s proposal to send the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Friday marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, leaving nearly 2,000 dead and displacing tens of thousands. Among those forced to start anew was Jeff ...