Most people are shocked at just how extensive the Katrina inundation of New Orleans was (see map below). In the second map offered, zoom in on your part of the U.S. to see how much of your area ...

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 ...

A fourth board member at the New Orleans area levee authority resigned on Thursday, escalating the fallout over controversial changes to the agency being sought by Gov. Jeff Landry's administration.

It has often been said that what happened to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina was a man-made disaster. A new book identifies former Mayor Ray Nagin as one of those men. “Katrina: After ...

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

No serious injuries or major damage were reported as Barry reached the state of Louisiana Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane. It did not hit New Orleans directly but caused power cuts and brought ...