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.

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.

Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new ...

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.

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 ...

A new study by Tulane University suggests some levees in New Orleans are sinking despite millions of dollars spent on ...

New Orleans: Then and now photos, 16 years after Katrina Since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the city’s flood walls have been rebuilt and strengthened August 28, 2021 More than 3 years ago ...