Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding ... New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.) The MR-GO's levees, which make up the easternmost length of the ring of hurricane ...

U.S. President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Louisiana after Hurricane ... newly reinforced New Orleans levees were expected to hold, though they said they said the flood walls could ...

The levees are a system of flood walls, built to protect low-lying New Orleans, and strengthened after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. "If you're going to leave you need to do that now," Ms Cantrell said.

The abandoned Six Flags theme park in New Orleans will finally be demolished ... Six Flags took over the lease, but then ...

New Orleans and the surrounding area were evacuated ... The decision to evacuate Houston in 2005 - as Hurricane Rita advanced just weeks after Katrina - led to 20-hour jams and the deaths of ...

It was the storm long feared in a city situated on the vulnerable Gulf Coast, with many areas built below sea level. Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with ...

it appears it may not be so lucky in the final month of hurricane season. READ MORE ABOUT STORMS’ EFFECTS ON NEW ORLEANS New ...

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch across southeastern Louisiana, including the New Orleans metro area, that remains in effect until Tuesday morning. Orleans, Jefferson and St.

NEW ORLEANS — Real-time flood monitors are now in use across New Orleans, utilizing a solar-powered system that uses sound pulses to detect the distance from the sensor to the waterline.

No serious injuries or major damage were reported as Barry reached the state of Louisiana Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane ... flood stage. Bands of heavy rain continued to lash New Orleans ...