Lower Ninth Ward

Residents in the Lower Ninth Ward and parts of New Orleans East will no longer need to boil their water.

An all-boys high school in Gentilly will shutter at the end of the month, forcing about 100 students to change schools mid-year.

The Port of New Orleans plans to “revitalize” the Alabo Street Wharf into a terminal for organic grain. Neighbors in Holy Cross are concerned about grain dust, pests, rodents and a steady line of railcars passing right outside their doors.

When Hurricane Katrina hit, the levees failed in the Lower Ninth Ward, flooding thousands. Residents blamed the Army Corps of Engineers. Now, the Corps is…

A viewing platform on the edge of the Lower Ninth Ward can now offer visitors a chance to see the damage done to wetlands by saltwater intrusion. They can…