The wave of resignations risks leaving the flood control agency paralyzed, with hurricane season's start just weeks away.

A fourth board member at the New Orleans area levee authority resigned on Thursday, escalating the fallout over controversial ...

1. Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans actually begins an hour and a half earlier. Between 4:30 and 5 a.m., levees ...

In California, wildland managers have been raising concerns over nutria for years – warning that the giant rodent poses not only a threat to natural habitats but also to levees critical to ...

High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river ...

The New Orleans District of the Army Corps will coordinate with local levee authorities to conduct twice-weekly patrols along the river levees to monitor the water level until it drops below 11 feet.

High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday. The river rose above 11 ...

(Photo Credit: Elise Plunk/ Louisiana Illuminator) High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New ...