This story, headlined "Levee inspections only scratch the surface," was originally published Nov. 25, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The ...
Rodney Greenup, President of Greenup Industries is proud to be working with the USACE to fortify storm protection for Louisiana. Greenup has completed clearing the levee footprint, reaching 81 percent ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, Levees.org is pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify whether the metro area’s $14 billion ...
The St. Johns River Water Management District manages a system of levees and canals to control flooding and mimic the river's natural flow. While recent flooding events in other states raise concerns, ...
It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 2,000 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage.
State legislators should make clear to Gov. Jeff Landry and his unofficial adviser Shane Guidry that changes to the basic organizational set-up of New Orleans area levee boards are unwelcome. And if ...
OROVILLE — A group of 15 specialists met Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to evaluate the condition of the levee that runs along the south side of the Feather River from the Montgomery Street roundabout ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Drive across the top of the levee; come back along the levee’s “toe” slope; pause when a flood wall or obstruction crosses the levee; move to the next ...