Shrinking post-Katrina levees need $1B in upgrades
Twenty years out from the New Orleans disaster, the city's levee and flood wall system must be raised or the region could become ineligible for federal flood insurance.
In the coming century, the world might need New Orleans more than ever
After Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana 20 years ago, my wife joined many others in working full-time to help the state recover. She recently gathered in New Orleans with former colleagues from that sad, twisted time to remember what was lost, what was reclaimed, and what still needs to be done two decades after...
Peter Trapolin, renowned New Orleans architect, dies at 70
Peter Trapolin, a New Orleans architect acclaimed for his work in preserving buildings and designing structures that blended with their environments, died Saturday of cancer in his New Orleans home. He was 70. “He was skilled as a classical architect, and he understood modern architecture, and he brought them...
Central Florida Air Force pilot recalls historic Katrina rescues
Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Michael Brasher served 28 years in the U.S. military, yet no mission stands out to him like the rescue operation he led twenty years ago during Hurricane Katrina. Brasher was among the first pilots to arrive in New Orleans after the hurricane, flying from what...
Mom of 2 Forced to Move 1,043 Miles from Home After Katrina’s Wrath, Never...
Stacey Bruno says she'll never forget the generosity of a local businessman, who offered the family a place to stay after hearing about their story
NOPD: 16-year-old shot, wounded in New Orleans Broadmoor neighborhood
NEW ORLEANS — Police in New Orleans are investigating after a 16-year-old was wounded in a shooting in the Broadmoor neighborhood. According to an NOPD report, Second District officers responded to the 4300 block of Fontainebleau Drive shortly before 1:10 a.m. Sunday, on a report of a shooting. When...
NOPD investigates overnight shootings in New Orleans East and Uptown
An overnight shooting in NOE has NOPD investigating this morning. Officers were called to a shooting just after 1230 am at the corner of Chef and Downman. investigators found a man on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound.
‘They broke us down’: New Orleans teachers, fired after Katrina, reflect on lives upended
NEW ORLEANS – When Billie Dolce heard a storm was coming in August 2005, she gathered up the papers she thought she would need for the upcoming school year — learning plans tailored for her special education students at Colton Middle School on St. Claude Avenue, and her classroom attendance rolls. But she never had a...
New Orleans customers seek answers after solar panel installer PosiGen ceases most operations
Homeowners who signed long-term lease agreements with solar panel installer PosiGen are searching for answers after the Louisiana-based company laid off hundreds of workers and ceased most of its operations. PosiGen, which has offices in seven states and is Louisiana’s largest solar company, notified state and local...
Student threatened at knifepoint in Uber on Janet Yulman Way
On Friday August 29, around 11:40 p.m., a Tulane University student was threatened at knifepoint as they were dropped off by an Uber service at the corner of Willow Street and Janet Yulman Way, according to a Tulane University Police Department report issued this morning. After the victim’s group of...
