The ever-growing storm surge, which at this time of the early morning is about nine feet above sea level, breaks ... between New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.) The MR-GO's levees, which make ...

The levee authority now operates and maintains the $14.5 billion post-Katrina project. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) Guidry said Chandler’s ...

All eyes are on New Orleans' infrastructure as another hurricane season begins — especially the power grid, drains and levees. Why it matters: Leaders say storm-related power outages will be the ...

A mandatory evacuation is in place for some parts of New Orleans - those outside the levees - while the rest of the city has been issued with a voluntary evacuation order. The levees are a system ...

Jay Lapeyre, Jr., the New Orleans civic and business leader who as nominating committee chairperson single-handedly reshaped the region's two biggest levee authority boards following post ...

Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans with a 28-foot (8.5 meter) storm surge and 2 feet (61 centimeters) of rainfall. The water easily breached the city's old levee system in about ...