New Life Disaster Relief started the initiative to collect any donations and goods they could get for those who were affected ...

The wave of resignations risks leaving the flood control agency paralyzed, with hurricane season's start just weeks away.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncharacteristically been working with nature instead of bulldozing it into submission. Will this enlightened approach prevail?

Greg Lambousy got Fats Domino's pianos restored after Hurricane Katrina hit, but they would never be the same again.

But gaps remain. So Duong and other advocates say more training and resources are needed to ensure relief workers communicate effectively with disaster survivors who speak little English. So as ...

Words and art will converge at The Jung Center’s annual fundraising dinner on Tuesday at the River Oaks Country Club. The ...

Various conservative politicians and other policymakers espouse the Barbour philosophy that a tax on food is fair and ...

For Red Cross disaster action team member Kate Mase, helping others in crisis seems to come naturally. She served as a Red Cross volunteer during Hurricane Katrina, where she said she learned a lot.

When we think of hurricanes, images of swirling winds and torrential rains often come to mind. However, some hurricanes have ...

The Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is relaunching in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.

A man who survived the ravages of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans might be excused for feeling he had been twice cursed when ...

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina spurred the head of the city’s new Office of Sustainability and Resilience to look for ...