Hurricane Katrina killed over 1,800 people and flooded many homes in New Orleans. In the aftermath, a quarter of the city's ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans' recently installed real-time flood monitors were meant to serve as an early warning system, helping drivers and city officials avoid flooded streets during heavy rainstorms.

Late last year, FEMA, which administers the National Flood Insurance Program, announced that policyholders will soon have the ...

New Orleans ranks as the worst U.S. city for flood risk. Learn why, what it means for homebuyers, and how to protect your new home with flood insurance and other options.

Flooding is disrupting operation of Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, while Empire Builder departures have been cancelled for a fourth straight day. Other Amtrak cancellations announced for today (Feb. 18 ...

New Orleans was significantly impacted by the spill. Its people are familiar with overwhelming disasters, understanding the ...

New Orleans is a city of resilience, creativity, and progress. From restoring historic landmarks to introducing innovative ...

Another blast of frigid, arctic air drops in to end the week in your New Orleans weather forecast. A pocket of extremely cold arctic air is over the Northern Plains right now, and will dive southward ...

A healthy dose of showers and thunderstorms move through Tuesday night and bring threats of heavy rain, flooding, damaging winds, hail, and an isolated, weak tornado.