This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and ...

The flood-protection system includes massive metal barriers, inside and out, to block the river and floodwaters advancing into the property. Hurricane doors are also part of the system.

A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say. By Lisa Friedman In the summer of 2017, Donald Trump stood in the lobby of ...

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East close the flood gates by West End as Hurricane Zeta approaches the Louisiana coast in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

The flood-protection system includes massive metal barriers, inside and out, to block the river and floodwaters advancing into the property. Hurricane doors are also part of the system.