On Tuesday, state and local officials held a press conference to detail the "unprecedented" security measures planned for ...

15. The catastrophic failure of the levee walls seals New Orleans' fate. Designed to protect the city from a surge of at least 11.2 feet above sea level, the walls failed with a maximum surge of ...

I’m very concerned about putting politics back into flood protection,” said board member Richard Duplantier. “There's no ...