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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...