Hurricane Katrina killed 1,392 people, including 520 direct deaths, 341 of which were in Louisiana, according to an update ...

The deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history show how flooding and surge turn storms into mass killers. Here are the top 10.

We haven’t seen much rain today, but a few isolated showers are possible this evening. Most of the rain will diminish ...

Although hurricanes occur naturally, climate change is exacerbating the strength of these tropical systems, adding “fuel” to ...

Work on the historic Markham building is wrapping up, and a groundbreaking on the Town Center project will happen soon.

For the first time since Hurricane Katrina disrupted service in 2005, an iconic passenger train service is returning to the ...

New Orleans stand-up comedian Matt Owens will tape his “Come With Me” special at the French Quarter’s Toulouse Theatre this ...

I stopped what I was doing when Gov. Haley Barbour’s office called and told me to get on a Blackhawk helicopter and head ...

Marking the first rail service along the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina, this twice daily service runs between New ...

Shortly before her travels to the U.S., Mireille Fanon Mendès-France spoke to Truthout by phone about combating ...

Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to fend off rising seas, higher tides and stronger storm surges that ...

The Army Corps has secured funding for annual inspections of New Orleans’ levee system after earlier budget cuts. But next ...