While the government is spending $14.6B on a risk-reduction system for most of metropolitan New Orleans, hundreds of thousands of people outside the new system remain essentially defenseless. more>>
While the government is spending $14.6 billion on a risk-reduction system for most of metropolitan New Orleans, hundreds of thousands of people outside the new levees, gates and floodwalls remain essentially defenseless. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying three options for a levee to provide protection against the 100-year storm, or a tropical system with a one percent likelihood of occurring in any given year. more>>
Most coastal scientists and activists appear to buy into the argument that Louisiana must use the river, and they warn time is not on our side. But plans currently on the table have some vocal critics. more>>
Most coastal scientists and activists appear to buy into the argument that Louisiana must use the river, and they warn time is not on our side. But plans currently on the table have some vocal critics. more>>
For the most part there are few signs of the oil that once stained hundreds of miles of our shores. But about 10 miles south of Bay Jimmy, the spill has produced more dramatic effects. more>>
For the most part there are few signs of the oil that once stained hundreds of miles of our shores. But about 10 miles south of Bay Jimmy, Plaquemines leaders believe the spill has produced more dramatic effects. more>>
While oil spill seems suspect, definitive cause eludes experts Scientists continue to be puzzled by the high mortality rates of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. Through April 7 this year, theymore>>
While oil spill seems suspect, definitive cause eludes experts more>>
Some may view Mardi Gras Pass as a possible model for coastal restoration. But not everyone is happy about it. more>>
Some may view Mardi Gras Pass as a possible model for coastal restoration, reconnecting the river with the marsh and pushing back the saltwater that's eating at Louisiana's coast. However, not everyone buys into the notion that nature, left to her own devices, has suddenly produced this phenomenon.more>>
The program, known as "Idle Iron," requires oil and gas companies to remove facilities within five years after they become no longer useful. more>>
The program, known as "Idle Iron," requires oil and gas companies to remove facilities within five years after they become no longer useful. In about half the cases last year, contractors used explosives in dismantling platforms.more>>
Almost a century ago, wealthy banker Edward Wisner willed 50,000 acres of property to the city in the form of a charity trust, having no way of realizing the gold mine he was bequeathing. more>>
Almost a century ago, wealthy banker Edward Wisner willed 50,000 acres of property to the city in the form of a charity trust, having no way of realizing the gold mine he was bequeathing.
San Diego and New Orleans already boast two of America's great zoos. Now they are teaming up in an unprecedented effort to help save endangered species.more>>
San Diego and New Orleans already boast two of America's great zoos. Now they are teaming up in an unprecedented effort to help save endangered species.more>>
The tandem was funded by UnitedHealthCare and designed and built by Ride 2 Recovery, an organization that provides cycling programs for injured U.S. veterans.more>>
The tandem was funded by UnitedHealthCare and designed and built by Ride 2 Recovery, an organization that provides cycling programs for injured U.S. veterans.more>>
While no city has been more impacted by hurricanes than New Orleans, most people in south Louisiana have never experienced the wind power of a major hurricane. more>>
While no city has been more impacted by hurricanes than New Orleans, most people in south Louisiana have never experienced the wind power of a major hurricane. more>>
As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew approaches, Florida International University researchers showed off the first laboratory designed to mimic the power of such a monster Category 5 storm.more>>
As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew approaches, Florida International University researchers showed off the first laboratory designed to mimic the power of such a monster Category 5 storm.more>>
Work crews submerged nearly a mile of pipe Thursday morning as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to build a barrier to fight salt water creeping up the Mississippi River. more>>
Work crews submerged nearly a mile of pipe Thursday morning as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to build a barrier to fight salt water creeping up the Mississippi River. The Greatmore>>
The Corps' New Orleans District warns "extreme changes in climate could result in conditions that cannot support the types of habitat restored, reducing the effectiveness of the restoration plan."more>>
The Corps' New Orleans District warns "extreme changes in climate could result in conditions that cannot support the types of habitat restored, reducing the effectiveness of the restoration plan."more>>
Fishermen complain the spraying last month caused burning or itching to skin. more>>
Following an outcry from local officials, the U.S. Coast Guard and an oil industry oil spill response group have suspended training exercises for spraying dispersant. more>>
The hurricane suppressing weather phenomenon known as El Nino could be weeks away from forming, according to the latest National Weather Service prediction. more>>
The hurricane suppressing weather phenomenon known as El Nino could be weeks away from forming, according to the latest National Weather Service prediction. more>>
Louisiana's efforts to battle land loss have been as starved for funding as the marsh is for fresh water. Friday, Congress laid the framework for some vary large pay days.more>>
Louisiana's efforts to battle land loss have been as starved for funding as the marsh is for fresh water. Friday, Congress laid the framework for some vary large pay days.more>>
St. Mary Parish, LA-- rarely has a clump of mud... looked quite so appealing. who knows where it came from... some of the three dozen states that drain into the Mississippi river system... nats; aerial __ butmore>>
"Accidental Eden" forms in the Wax Lake Deltamore>>
A Baton Rouge Judge has ordered St. Tammany Parish Corner Peter Galvan to turn over 80,000 emails amid allegations of questionable spending practices within the officemore>>
A Baton Rouge Judge has ordered St. Tammany Parish Corner Peter Galvan to turn over 80,000 emails amid allegations of questionable spending practices within the officemore>>
Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.more>>
Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.more>>
Hundreds gathered for a second line honoring the victim's of last Sunday's Mother's Day shooting. Participants say last weekend's violence won't keep them from doing what they love. more>>
Hundreds gathered for a second line honoring the victim's of last Sunday's Mother's Day shooting. Participants say last weekend's violence won't keep them from doing what they love. more>>
One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.more>>
One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.more>>
A government report says construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans is $370 million over budget and 14 months behind schedule.more>>
A government report says construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans is $370 million over budget and 14 months behind schedule.more>>
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.more>>
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.more>>
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It's a perk that only benefits less than 20 percent of Jefferson Parish employees, but costs the parish millions every year. And our questions to a statewide official had her telling us that the benefit is illegal.more>>
It's a little known perk that only benefits less than 20 percent of Jefferson Parish employees, but costs the parish millions every year. And our questions to a statewide official had her telling us that the benefit is illegal.more>>
In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.more>>
The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high...more>>
Authorities have recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who apparently drowned after an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek. The search for the boy's younger brother continued Sunday.more>>
Authorities have recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who apparently drowned after an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek. The search for the boy's younger brother continued Sunday.more>>
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.more>>
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.more>>
Dulac, La. - In the murky waters near Dulac, something lurks beneath the surface. Bayou Fabio takes us on the hunt. Rickey Verrett's day begins much earlier on the banks of Bayou Dularge. He doesn'tmore>>
In the murky waters near Dulac, something lurks beneath the surface. Bayou Fabio takes us on the hunt.more>>
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.more>>
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.more>>
Hundreds gathered for a second line honoring the victim's of last Sunday's Mother's Day shooting. Participants say last weekend's violence won't keep them from doing what they love. more>>
Hundreds gathered for a second line honoring the victim's of last Sunday's Mother's Day shooting. Participants say last weekend's violence won't keep them from doing what they love. more>>
