A prior version of the bill would have scrapped an independent committee that puts forward prospective board members. The new ...

NEW ORLEANS - We're less ... in southeastern Louisiana, Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph, but the devastating storm surge and flooding caused most of the death and destruction.

The bill, introduced by a freshman lawmaker from Plaquemines Parish, would require one of the flood agency's board members to have law enforcement experience.

Williams said Hurricane Katrina was a big turning point in the way New Orleans approaches drainage and flood solutions. It led city leaders to start a series called the Dutch Dialogues ...

In all my years of living, I had never heard New Orleans like that.” This is how Ausettua AmorAmenkum, 69, recalls her return to her home, following the destruction Hurricane Katrina brought ...

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, residents and city leaders reflect on the impact of demolishing New Orleans’ major ...

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans with a tidal surge that defeated the city's flood defences. Now the Crescent City has a new weapon to fight Hurricane Isaac -- a world-class flood-defence ...

New Orleans shines as the focus of Essence Magazine's May, June issue marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. The covers of the magazine serve as a heartfelt love letter to the Crescent City ...

When it made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph, but the devastating storm surge and flooding ... Conference in New Orleans this year.