Rebuilding Together New Orleans, the local chapter of a national nonprofit, launched in 1988 with the goal of supporting ...

A New Orleans law aimed and boosting disaster planning at certain senior housing facilities has seen mixed results four years ...

One-third of New Orleans' independent living communities are not in compliance with an ordinance that requires disaster plans. Meanwhile, states have adopted, or are pursuing, legislation to require ...

When Hurricane Francine hit, Terrebonne Parish was already struggling to rebuild from the devastation of Hurricane Ida.

It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 1,400 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage.

Four years ago, as New Orleanians battled surging crime, rising home insurance costs and a collapsed sanitation system in the ...

The 1965 storm devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, flooding neighborhoods and claiming at least 75 lives.

Late August isn’t just the rising action of hurricane season — it’s when some of the most important lessons have been learned ...

Scientists and engineers have been implementing steps to better protect New Orleans, but recent government actions are undermining the work, raising alarm ...