Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward is confronting major industrial projects that threaten ...

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana singer and fiddler Amanda Shaw is releasing a new song honoring New Orleans.

A sweet deal for the police chief of the levee authority in New Orleans raises more questions over the agency’s direction, ...

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, two shuttered hospitals remain eye sores to the city; Charity Hospital and Lindy Boggs ...

This letter constitutes the first report from the Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects, which was recently formed through the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the ...

Staying safe after a hurricane or tropical storm involves a combination of preparedness, caution, and following safety guidelines. Here are some steps to take: MERAUX, La. — Across the calm waters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mayor Helena Moreno knew she was facing a financial mess before she took over from LaToya Cantrell on Jan. 12. But a month into ...

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina roared through the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,000 people and causing more than $100 billion of damage. In New Orleans, the failure of the levee system resulted ...

I have been thinking lately about my great-aunt, Gloria Ann Dupre. Born in the 1930s in the River Parishes of Louisiana, she was an “amateur” but master ceramist. I am not sure how she came to her ...