Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans ... failed concrete wall. All areas east of the breach flood to about 12 feet above ...

Note that the blue outline only shows flooding in New Orleans proper; additional flooding occurred in certain suburbs. To see the flood extent in your area, click and drag on the map until your ...

The Army Corps of Engineers' plan to reduce Jersey Shore bayfront flooding no longer includes flood walls and storm surge ...

Guidry and Carubba say that is not the case and want to see the agency's police officers help fight crime in New Orleans while continuing to ensure flood protection. Speaking at a meeting on ...

She said she would have dropped her flood coverage had she decided to stay. Created by Congress in 1968 in the aftermath of Hurricane Betsy, which devastated New Orleans, the NFIP acts as a ...

flood walls and levees, similar to the structures installed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina toppled levees and flooded most of the city in 2005. At the time, Corps officials suggested that ...