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

Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst natural disasters in Louisiana history, taught us the importance of infrastructure upgrades and preparedness, and Lt. Gen. Honore is urging us to be ready for ...

Simple, affordable initiatives like rain gardens are helping to soak up water in New Orleans. Credit... Supported by By Cara Buckley Photographs and Video by Annie Flanagan When Angela Chalk first ...

Thornton is one of the many faces of Hurricane Katrina. "I think it was the catalyst, it was out stake in the ground to say New Orleans is coming back," said Thornton.

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 ...

which experienced catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since Katrina, the state has worked on building new levees throughout New Orleans - erecting several tall, sturdy walls ...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling for a permanent monitoring system to track Brazil’s compliance with its recommendation s following the devastating floods that struck southern ...

A new survey commissioned by a New Orleans nonprofit group found that 53% of residents would support a stormwater fee aimed at improving the city’s often overwhelmed flood protection ... “hardest hit” ...

Since most of the U.S. requires you to drive everywhere, even if you just want to pick up a few things at the convenience store, and C-suites across the country have decided working remotely makes ...

Many policyholders are surprised to learn that standard homeowners policies don’t include flood insurance ... For example, after Hurricane Katrina, the population of New Orleans shrank by ...