New Orleans’s storm surge protection system was built largely in response to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city in 2005, killing more than 1,800 people and causing more than $160 ...

New Orleans is sinking—and so are its $15 billion flood defenses Date: June 28, 2025 Source: Tulane University Summary: Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of ...

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new study from Tulane University researchers suggests that sections of the ...

Ricky Boyett, spokesperson for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans, said the urgent levee systems in the city were designed and built to withstand projected levels of land sinking ...

As of 7:28 p.m., Cleco's map showed that outages were resolved. The map previously showed 23, 345 customers in St. Tammany affected and 804 customers in Washington Parish. View Cleco's outage map ...

A New Orleans jailbreak has led to a massive manhunt while throwing a spotlight on procedural errors that led to the May 16 escape. Of the 10 inmates who fled, two remain at-large as of May 27.