"Sooner or later, the people in St. Bernard are going to flood because of the pump and drainage situation," east bank levee authority President Joe Hassinger warned Thursday (Aug. 17) ...

The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to reduce flooding in southwestern Louisiana with a $1.8 billion plan that would include voluntarily raising or buying homes in flood-prone areas, building ...

Rebuilding after events like Louisiana's floods will take predictive flood maps, and insurance that actually reflects the increasing risks of climate change.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The “Help Wanted” sign is out at the Southeast Louisiana Flood Authority East, after the resignations of four board members.

BUNCHE’S BEND, La. — Water from the swollen Mississippi River poured over a century-old levee Thursday, flooding 12,000 acres of corn and soybeans despite farmers’ frantic efforts to shore ...

Flood insurance maps inform owners of property on U.S. coastlines and riverbanks of flood damage risks their properties might face. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is primarily ...

The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since an upgraded system was put in place after Hurricane Katrina.

After the 1983 flood, authorities thought up many storm water-control strategies, including the Comite diversion and building levees along the Amite near Denham Springs.

Louisiana State University professor emeritus Craig Colten, who has taught historical geography, said most of the New Orleans levee systems has been in place for decades.

Gov. John Bel Edwards said during a news conference Monday all of Louisiana’s levee systems performed “extremely well” as the powerful, category 4 Hurricane Ida slammed the state.

Rebuilding after events like Louisiana's floods will take insurance that actually reflects the increasing risks of climate change.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The “Help Wanted” sign is out at the Southeast Louisiana Flood Authority East, after the resignations of four board members.