Louisiana has lost 2,000 square miles of coastal wetlands since the 1930s. A Baton Rouge Magnet High student is studying the ...

ST. JAMES PARISH, La. (WVUE) - The skies over the River Parishes will glow Tuesday night (Dec. 24) as dozens of towering bonfires light up the levees along the Mississippi River, continuing a ...

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 ...

According to planners, the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD) would rebuild as much as 21 square miles of new land in ...

According to data from the United States Geographical Survey, Louisiana lost approximately 1,866 square miles of coastline ...

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 ...

California's levees are a crucial part of its infrastructure, but many of them are in poor condition and not well-maintained, leaving them vulnerable to failure in the event of heavy rainfall or ...