I'm Travis Mackel. 20 years ago when Hurricane Katrina hit, the bulk of the damage done when 3 major levee systems all failed. The industrial canal levee failed. The London Avenue Canal levee failed, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Monday, an 11-foot alligator created quite a spectacle swimming along the levee in Old Jefferson. During high-water events like we're currently experiencing on the Lower Mississippi, ...

The New Orleans Levee Protection System was designed to protect the city from massive flooding. The levee system was born out of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Besty, and then destroyed and ...

This story, headlined "After the mighty storm came the rising water," was originally published Aug. 30, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast, New Orleans is set to commemorate the anniversary Friday with memorials, performances and a parade to honor those ...

New Orleans teens unveil mural honoring Hurricane Katrina survivors New Orleans youth artists create mural at levee breach site in the lower 9th ward to honor Hurricane Katrina survivors and inspire ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana officials said Wednesday they may have to intentionally breach a levee in a flooded area as Hurricane Isaac made a slow, drenching slog inland before weakening to a tropical ...

NEW ORLEANS — Adleanor Taylor says the levee is one of her favorite places to relax. “You have somewhere to go to and just sit by the water. It’s just really great.” For Holy Cross homeowners like ...

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 rose ...

New Orleans youth artists create mural at levee breach site in the lower 9th ward to honor Hurricane Katrina survivors and inspire future generations. Man jailed for one-punch killing after row over ...