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The 2014 hurricane season has started, and New Orleans metro area residents are living behind a new, $14.5 billion storm surge system acknowledged as the…
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Every week WWNO's Listening Post project asks questions about local news in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast and reports back on the community's response.…
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To mark the start of the 2014 hurricane season, parish presidents, city officials, and representatives from the levee boards and the national weather…
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Unprotected sections of Interstate 10, to the east and west of the city, will be swamped by storm surge even during a smaller storm, The Lens is…
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On May 24 and 25, purchases of flashlights, batteries, portable generators and other emergency supplies are free from Louisiana's 4 percent state sales…
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New Orleans made the first round of cities that will ultimately be selected by the Rockefeller Foundation for its 100 Resilient Cities Centennial…
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Residents along the Lakefront are being advised to brace themselves for some major construction work. The Army Corps of Engineers is starting work on…
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says agencies throughout the region are working together in preparation for Tropical Storm Karen. He’s confident…
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Thursday after Tropical Storm Karen formed in the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to come ashore…
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So far, the Atlantic has been hurricane-free, but one forecaster points out that similar years in the past have had very active second halves.