Levee work might imperil French Quarter
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The government's repairs to New Orleans' hurricane-damaged levees may put the French Quarter in greater danger than it was before Hurricane Katrina, a weakness planners said couldn't be helped, at least for now.
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The French Quarter may be open for business, but not enough tourists are showing up to buy. And if New Orleans stands any chance of having a real economic recovery, that has to change
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With New Orleans still waiting for an infusion of federal cash and a rebuilding plan, the mercurial reelected  mayor has   his work cut out for him.
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Louisiana voters were deciding Saturday whether to consolidate the New Orleans-area's levee boards, the government agencies whose politically appointed members took criticism after Hurricane Katrina for failing to maintain the area's levees and floodwalls.
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By Josh Stockinger Daily Herald Staff Writer  St. Charles officials have set a March 9 deadline to negotiate the sale of an east-side property before considering taking it by eminent domain, Mayor Don DeWitte said Tuesday.
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New Orleans is still at risk of serious flooding two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city, a government report has found.
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An agreement to release $1.1 billion in federal aid to help tens of thousands of New Orleans-area homeowners elevate their homes against flooding appears near. But there's a big catch.
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Victims of some of the worst  flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans sued the  federal government on Thursday charging negligence in the  construction and maintenance of floodwalls on the 17th Street  Canal.
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In post-Katrina Louisiana, the politics of the storm can overshadow even a bribery investigation.
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SWAN QUARTER -- Like waterlogged New Orleans, the tiny village of Swan Quarter is counting on a new dike to keep water out during the next big storm.
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A proposal by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to demolish four public housing complexes in New Orleans has touched a raw nerve.
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By CAIN BURDEAU  NEW ORLEANS - A group of residents called Monday for Congress to set up an independent, bipartisan panel similar to the Sept. 11 Commission to investigate why levees failed during Hurricane Katrina.
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The city's iconic St. Charles Avenue streetcar line returned to partial service Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, but it has a long way to go before serving the full length of its old route.
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Large parts of New Orleans are still at risk of floods nearly  two years after Katrina, a US Army report says.
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Eric Martin purchased a condominium a few weeks ago in Painesville, a Cleveland suburb surrounded on three sides by the Grand River. On Friday, 10 inches of rain raised the river 11 feet above flood level, sending water pouring into homes and chasing people to rooftops to await boat rescues. An estimated 600 people were evacuated. One man drowned, authorities said.
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A report shows, in block-by-block detail, that a big storm would likely flood large swaths of the city.
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Turning potential housing into inhabited homes is proving to be a major challenge for the city.