New Orleans is most famous for its French Quarter (Vieux Carré), home to Bourbon Street, the city's nighttime hot spot.Perched on the banks of the Mississippi River in the heart of the city, the ...

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of New Orleans and other areas of southern Louisiana until 8 a.m. CDT time Monday, following heavy rainfall of between two and four inches in the ...

New government flood maps go into effect for New Orleans on Friday, ... New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-529-0522 . News Tips: [email protected]. Other questions: ...

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 ...

The maps were released for comment in 2009, but the city appealed several times, claiming the airborne radar system used to determine elevations had made errors, and that FEMA had not considered ...

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.