Landrieu says New Orleans drainage system should be able to handle Hurricane Harvey’s rain
Here’s what we know about how the storm could affect New Orleans.
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Lake Pontchartrain storm surge barrier could worsen flooding in St. Bernard and Mississippi
Flooding is expected to get worse in St. Tammany Parish. How can communities adapt?
With the help of a $40 million federal grant, residents of six parishes in southeastern Louisiana have been talking about how their communities could be redesigned to deal with increased flooding. The plans are meant to complement the state’s expectations that thousands of homes will have be elevated, and some bought out, in the coming decades.
Some oyster leases near offshore wells have a surprising owner: oil and gas companies
Oil and gas companies hold several thousand acres of oyster leases off the coast of Plaquemines Parish. The industry says they’re guarding against frivolous damage claims. Oystermen say they’re trying to avoid accountability.
Audio: Post-Katrina population shift offers clues to the impending migration from Louisiana’s coast
Thousands of people may be forced to move inland in the coming years, according to the state.
Scrapping Paris accord puts world on skids to become Louisiana
Trump to planet earth: Get ready to get flooded
Audio: Proposal to widen Industrial Canal revives distrust in Lower Ninth Ward
People have not forgotten the corps' role in the city's flooding after Hurricane Katrina.
Join us to discuss how climate change is altering the way Louisianians eat
Join us on April 20 to ask questions and learn more.
Hilcorp seeks dredging permit a year after dragging drilling barge through shallow water
Members of the Louisiana Oystermen Association said the state should reject it because of the company’s history of problems.
To rebuild the coast, Louisiana must show its river diversions won’t kill native dolphins
They can’t survive if the water isn’t salty enough, and they won’t leave their home in Barataria Bay.
