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A survivor tells his experience of being jailed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, while officials and experts look at jails and natural disasters today.
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For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.
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Warming water may have an outsized impact on the legendary lake, which has been protected for decades.
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Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises
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Candidates Helena Moreno, Frank Janusa, Oliver Thomas and Royce Duplessis shared their visions for tackling water issues at the New Orleans Mayoral Forum on Water and Coast.
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The Trump administration has rolled back limits on some contaminants, though doctors say no levels are safe.
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The federal flood insurance program covers nearly 500,000 Louisianans. Real estate associations say the lapse in coverage will hamstring thousands of home sales.
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If the program isn’t extended ahead of a government shutdown, officials say it could spell disaster for residents, business owners and the real estate market.
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Some Alabo Wharf neighbors see the project as a way to revitalize the Lower Ninth Ward, while others view it as a health and safety hazard.
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On this week’s episode, we visit the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans. Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the neighborhood still carries the scars of the storm — from empty lots to relentless heat.
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Officials are collecting samples from various locations and analyzing them for heavy metals – such as arsenic, chromium, barium and lead – and petroleum-related hydrocarbons.
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The Calcasieu-Sabine Basin will get $122 million from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement for drainage improvements geared to help marsh plants grow and halt erosion.