The last big piece of the multibillion-dollar system built after Hurricane Katrina to protect the New Orleans area ... form one of the most state-of-the-art flood protection systems in the world.

Faulty plumbing work dating to the construction of the decade-old Orleans Parish jail caused recent – and ongoing – pipe ...

On Thursday the New Orleans City Council is discussing $26 million in projects that will respond to the city's most recent flood. Here's how that $26 million total breaks down: -- $14.2 ...

New Orleans is the area of the US most likely to experience well above ... which has been battered by hurricanes in recent times. The cities along this coast include Washington and New York.

The deficiencies in the New Orleans flood protection system are numerous, however. The most recent inspections reports released by the Corps indicate that 911 items, almost a third of all pieces ...

LIKE I MENTIONED, MOST OF US WE ARE DRY STARTING OUT, BUT THOSE New Orleans residents are preparing for a multi-day flood event this week. A Flood Watch is now in effect for all of Southeast ...

New Orleans floods frequently for a host of reasons, including being built on low ground, soil issues, and rising tides caused by the global climate crisis. Preventing flooding is key to the city ...

NEW ORLEANS ... recent flooding in the city. "The power we have available to us now will not be sufficient enough to pump the city out in the time needed." The crippled power turbine powers most ...

NEW ORLEANS — Ever since Canadian ... slave uprisings, river floods and one debilitating hurricane after another. The most recent big one, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, submerged 80% of the ...