A fourth board member at the New Orleans area levee authority resigned on Thursday, escalating the fallout over controversial ...

The wave of resignations risks leaving the flood control agency paralyzed, with hurricane season's start just weeks away.

Hurricane season is approaching with major challenges at the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East. The ...

A body was found near the Mississippi River levee in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, on Thursday, and the recovery was ...

By 1752, landowners have added another 10 miles of levees beyond their 1732 extent. With the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson acquires New Orleans and an additional 828,000 square ...

(Photo Credit: Elise Plunk/ Louisiana Illuminator) High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New ...

It was built as part of construction of the vast levee system along the river following the great flood of 1927, which severely inundated Louisiana communities. It has been opened 15 times since ...

1. Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans actually begins an hour and a half earlier. Between 4:30 and 5 a.m., levees ...

High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of ...