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.

Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst natural disasters in Louisiana history, taught us the importance of infrastructure ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

Jeff Landry and his allies’ effort to reshape a New Orleans flood protection agency appeared ... had raised concerns that reforms put in place after Hurricane Katrina would be eroded if it ...

A new survey commissioned by a New Orleans nonprofit group found that 53% of residents would support a stormwater fee aimed ...

Black New Orleans withstood the battle ... The levee failures following Hurricane Katrina resulted in citywide flooding and the destruction of over 130,000 homes in the city.

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 ...