They’ve been promised home elevations, but not levee protection. “The elevation plan that they’re using isn’t really worth the paper it’s written on,” said Thomas Thompson, an Eden ...

Cedar Rapids leaders say while the casino development may have helped speed up the northwest side flood control project, the ...

Pajaro’s problems started 50 years ago with a bad levee design. An improvement plan was proposed, then rejected in the 1970s by the region’s civic leaders and farmers, who resisted selling ...

The levee along the edges of Maurepas Swamp on the east bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles and St. John parishes will be built to protect Montz, LaPlace, Reserve and Garyville from ...

“Clonk clonk clonk, I’m not even kidding you... all day long,” said neighbor Jeffrey Triffinger. The lock on the Industrial ...

FORTY FORT – There is good news and bad news regarding the levee protection fee paid by property owners in the Susquehanna River floodplain in Luzerne County.The levee fee will not increase in ...

The research comes nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.

The levee plan is designed to reduce the risk of flood damages to homes, property, and public infrastructure. The project could lower water levels by six to seven feet in some areas.

A plan to divert water from the Mississippi River to revitalize the Maurepas Swamp will have the dual benefit of helping pay for a major levee project under ...