With those disasters in mind, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made a big change to its Local Mitigation Planning ...

Intensifying thunderstorms across the southern and eastern U.S. threatened to unleash dangerous weather conditions.

A Flood Advisory is in effect for parts of New Orleans and the Westbank until 9:45 pm. Rainfall estimates of 1/2" and up to 2 ...

A Flood Advisory is active in southeast Louisiana until 9:45 PM due to excessive rainfall. NEW ORLEANS — A flood advisory is in effect until 9:45 PM this evening for parts of southeast Louisiana, ...

The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid ...

One thing you can do in advance to boost your storm resilience is to install solar panels. If you generate your own energy ...

Faulty plumbing work dating to the construction of the decade-old Orleans Parish jail caused recent – and ongoing – pipe ...

Federal agents detained at least 15 immigrant workers at the construction site of a major New Orleans flood control project ...

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a $15 billion levee and surge protection system ...

These escapes were more than an act, they were a symptom. They signal the breaking point in a system long frayed by injustice, where confinement too often stands in for accountability, and punishment ...

With those disasters in mind, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made a big change to its Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide in 2023. The agency began encouraging cities, towns and counties ...

Fresh off a huge victory in passing their “big, beautiful bill” through the House, Republican lawmakers are finding that ...