Louisiana Is Litigating Away Its Economic Prosperity
The lawsuits Louisiana's state and local governments are pursing against oil companies will not solve the coastal erosion ...
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The Nation’s Chief Engineers Turn to Nature to Improve Flood Protection
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncharacteristically been working with nature instead of bulldozing it into submission.
Coastal flooding likely over the next few days
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Warm and windy will be the main words for the rest of the week. Some areas could tie or set record ...
Flexible, adaptable approaches to protect against rising seas are the most cost-effective, modeling study finds
Public officials designing seawalls, levees and other safeguards against rising seas can save money if their solutions are ...
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High levels on Mississippi River trigger levee inspections in New Orleans
High river levels can threaten the structural integrity of levees built to protect areas ... threatening drinking water supplies in coastal areas such as Plaquemines Parish. Drought and extreme ...
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John M. Barry: Shane Guidry's plans to change the levee boards are a bad idea. Here's why.
The proximate cause of Guidry's “reform” proposal is that Guidry and Carubba want police chief Joshua Rondeno serving as the ...
What is hurricane storm surge, and why can it be so catastrophic?
It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, and break up dunes and levees that ...
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Jeff Landry’s adviser wants to upend key post-Katrina reform at New Orleans flood agencies
“Be patient.” Lapeyre rejected the accusations, saying levee board members since Katrina have helped make New Orleans the “best protected coastal city on the Gulf or East Coasts.” Email ...
Designs for first phase of Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project near completion
Norfolk city leaders and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) held a roundtable on Tuesday providing updates on the ...