On Friday, New Orleans received new flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Overnight, more than half the population moved out of the so-called high-risk zone.. But with half the ...

A new study identified hot spots of sinking levees that will need to be prioritized for maintenance to withstand future ...

NEW ORLEANS – Only a few mouse clicks away, a total revision of the recent history of the Big Easy is on offer from Google Inc.'s popular map portal. The company has replaced post-Hurricane ...

New government flood maps go into effect for New Orleans on Friday, bringing with them lower rates for more than half the properties in the city.

A map created by Newsweek shows the location where New Year's revelry on Bourbon Street in New Orleans turned tragic after a driver intentionally plowed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing 15 ...