A device called Tiger Dam keeps flood waters away from buildings and roads and can be used nearly anywhere flooding poses a threat ...

A device called Tiger Dam keeps flood waters away from buildings and roads and can be used nearly anywhere flooding poses a ...

The system was born out of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Besty, and then destroyed and redone following Hurricane Katrina.

These escapes were more than an act, they were a symptom. They signal the breaking point in a system long frayed by injustice ...

Authorities have increased the reward to $50,000 per person for any information that leads to the arrest of the remaining fugitives who escaped from a jail in Louisiana two weeks ago.

The New Orleans Levee Protection System was designed to protect the city from massive flooding. The levee system was born out ...

With those disasters in mind, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made a big change to its Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide in 2023. The agency began encouraging cities, towns and counties ...

Fresh off a huge victory in passing their “big, beautiful bill” through the House, Republican lawmakers are finding that ...

An inmate on the run 'can't show up at his mom's house to take a shower and get some meatloaf,' one expert says.

The flash flood warning includes New Orleans, Metairie and Marrero, according to the National Weather Service.

NEW ORLEANS — Heavy rain and scattered storms are expected Thursday morning through early afternoon in New Orleans and nearby areas. Some storms could be strong. A Flash Flood Warning was issued ...