flooding

People have lived along the river for millennia, the benefits competing with the risks. Modern levee systems built in response to past disasters like the Floods of 1927 or 1993 aren't designed for the newest risk: increased rainfall caused by climate change.

Widespread showers are expected through Thursday morning in Baton Rouge and parts of metro New Orleans.

To protect southeast Louisiana parishes against the Atchafalaya River backwater flooding and intense storms during hurricane season, a 446-foot floodgate opened for the first time on Bayou Chene in St. Mary Parish on Friday, with local and state officials in attendance.

Flood insurance rates across the country are about to change in a big way, and it starts on Oct. 1.Here in Louisiana that mostly means increases. Eighty…

It’s not even summer, but the storms are back with a vengeance.Starting Tuesday afternoon, South Louisiana is in store for a several-day stretch of…

With flood risk increasing and flood insurance rates likely following suit, it seems like there's got to be a better way to tackle the challenge.For…

Hey TriPod listeners! WWNO and WRKF want to introduce you to a new podcast of ours. It's called Life Raft. It's a show that explores questions about…

The state of Louisiana has joined two lawsuits as a defendant over the operation of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.One of the lawsuits was filed by a…

There is no evidence that operator error caused a power turbine to trip offline, or that the turbine’s temporary loss caused additional flooding during a…

One of the Sewerage and Water Board’s pump-powering turbines was not operational for about two hours as heavy rains swamped the city, Executive Director…