While writing about Hurricane Katrina's 20 year anniversary, the devastation of the hurricane and the legacy that followed ...

A New Orleans law aimed at boosting disaster planning at certain senior housing facilities has mixed results four years after ...

In terms of strength, the most destructive hurricanes have been Katrina and Mitch, per BBC. While in terms of death toll, the ...

Ever wondered what is the oldest building in Louisiana? Find out about the history of the earliest structure in Louisiana and ...

The United Way Resiliency Center, founded by Rebuilding Together New Orleans, is located on St. Claude Avenue. Dozens of people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and toured the building, where ...

When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, floodwaters overwhelmed the iconic Charity Hospital, shuttering the historic 20-story complex in the heart of downtown. Today it stands ...

In a gripping first-person account, New Orleans EMS veteran Keeley Williams-Johnson shares what it was like to survive and serve through the city’s darkest days ...

As the 20-year-anniversary of Hurricane Katrina lands this week, Free Press photographer Mandi Wright looks back.

Born and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward, Cotlon had joined the U.S. Army and served as a military policeman in Germany for ...

"I lived in Los Angeles during the Rodney King riots," Elder said. "That was a piece of cake compared to this." ...

Once among the largest hospitals in the U.S., New Orleans' Charity Hospital has remained abandoned since Hurricane Katrina 20 ...