The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since an upgraded system was put in place after Hurricane Katrina.

The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to upgrade a ...

But strengthening the flood protection system in New Orleans couldn't spare some neighboring communities from Ida's destructive storm surge.

New Orleans remains without power following a battering from Hurricane Ida, but its homes and businesses were largely spared from flooding, according to a statement on Monday by New Orleans and ...

Hurricane Ida promoted evacuations in New Orleans and the surrounding coastal region Friday as it moved over Cuba threatening to slam into Louisiana as a Category 4 on Sunday.

A $14.5 billion system of levees, flood gates and pumps has largely worked as designed during Hurricane Ida, sparing New Orleans from the catastrophic flooding that devastated the area 16 years ...

But strengthening the flood protection system in New Orleans couldn't spare some neighboring communities from Ida's destructive storm surge.

But strengthening the flood protection system in New Orleans couldn’t spare some neighboring communities from Ida’s destructive storm surge.

But strengthening the flood protection system in New Orleans couldn't spare some neighboring communities from Ida's destructive storm surge.

But strengthening the flood protection system in New Orleans couldn't spare some neighboring communities from Ida's destructive storm surge.

But strengthening the flood protection system in New Orleans couldn't spare some neighboring communities from Ida's destructive storm surge.