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DAVID GRUNFELD / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE A nutria tries to say out of the wind at the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier as Hurricane Isaac takes aim on the New Orleans metro area, Tuesday August 28, 2012.
The National Weather Service has issued a marine warning for the hatched area until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. (National Weather Service) The National Weather Service has issued a special marine warning ...
LAKE BORGNE, La. – The great wall of Lake Borgne is a monster. Nearly 2 miles long and 26 feet high, it spans a corner of the lake 12 miles east of New Orleans.
Twist reporter Adam Bowles went on adventure to discover the hidden secrets of Lake Borgne’s Fort Proctor. About 30 miles southeast of New Orleans, You’ll find Shell Beach, ...
A family of five was rescued from Lake Borgne after their boat capsized, the New Orleans Fire Department said.The NOFD responded to a water rescue around 12:19 p.m. Sunday at Chef Menteur Highway ...
The Bonnet Carre spillway control structure is upriver from New Orleans. Opening the spillway, diverts Mississippi River water to Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne.
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Coast Guard released a video showing two people being rescued from their commercial fishing boat on Lake Borgne Sunday after their vessel started taking on water due to ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was working to close the barge gate of the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier Thursday afternoon in response to a potential tropical storm forming in ...
NEW ORLEANS - Oil containment boom could be deployed to the entrance to Lake Borgne in St. Bernard Parish as early as Wednesday morning. St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis said Tuesday it's ...
NEW ORLEANS – The Army Corps of Engineers today said it has issued a notice to proceed on what it calls the largest design-build civil works project in its history – the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal ...
NEW ORLEANS– The Coast Guard rescued two people from two separate boats near Lake Borgne on Monday. According to a Coast Guard spokesperson, Watchstanders got a report Sunday night around 10:… ...