The Lower Ninth Ward takes a triple hit, having already been receiving floodwaters overtopping levees ... The catastrophic failure of the levee walls seals New Orleans' fate.

Jay Lapeyre, Jr., the New Orleans civic and business leader who as nominating committee chairperson single-handedly reshaped the region's two biggest levee authority boards following post ...

The levee authority now operates and maintains the $14.5 billion post-Katrina project. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) Guidry said Chandler’s ...

All eyes are on New Orleans' infrastructure as another hurricane season begins — especially the power grid, drains and levees. Why it matters: Leaders say storm-related power outages will be the ...

A mandatory evacuation is in place for some parts of New Orleans - those outside the levees - while the rest of the city has been issued with a voluntary evacuation order. The levees are a system ...

The New Orleans Fire Department is investigating a fire at a Marigny area senior living facility that left several residents displaced.