The new maps mean flood insurance for these areas is optional. But with half the city at or below sea level and memories of post-Hurricane Katrina flooding, some worry they send the wrong message.

This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and ...

New flood insurance maps for New Orleans, ... As much as 80 percent of New Orleans flooded in Katrina's aftermath, with most flooding resulting from failures of levees and floodwalls.

New Orleans Awaits FEMA Flood Maps New Orleans is waiting for important news from FEMA later this month: ... A January 2006 Katrina flood recovery map for St. John the Baptist Parish.

Most people are shocked at just how extensive the Katrina flooding of New Orleans was. Below, zoom in on your part of the U.S. to see how much of your area would have flooded if it had a similar ...

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new ...

Ten years ago, the levees and flood walls meant to protect New Orleans failed against the force of Hurricane Katrina. Since the catastrophe, roughly $14 billion have been spent to upgrade the city ...