Flooding

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.

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.

Twenty years after Katrina, former board members, experts and community groups worry that the board is returning to an era of politics and favoritism, instead of focusing on preventing another disaster.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) is urging members of Congress to address the exorbitant costs of flood insurance.

“It just feels really hard and disappointing that homeownership, which is part of the quote-unquote ‘American dream,’ can be so out of reach."

Some parishes have opened sandbag sites in preparation for the heavy rain.

New Orleans is preparing for heavy rainfall this week as a tropical disturbance moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coast.

NPR speaks with Jennifer Horney of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware about what to do if you get a flash flood warning in your area and how to stay safe during a flood.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s office is sending 14 first responders to assist with search and rescue efforts following fatal weekend flooding in central Texas.

Much of south Louisiana remains under flood advisories Wednesday as strong storms move through the region.