Columns
Hurricanes – It’s all in the math!
For years we knew that our luck was running out. Hurricanes make their way to the New Orleans area with a frequency that can be tracked by reviewing the historical data of all recorded storms. […]
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News
East bank hurricane levee likely to go up 3 ft.
With hurricane season right around corner, levee construction and maintenance is at the forefront of concerns for St. Charles Parish residents. […]
News
We’ve learned a lot of lessons with Katrina
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to make people do the right things. Such a tragedy was Hurricane Katrina. And many good things hopefully are coming about as a result. […]
Columns
Hurricane recovery could be overshadowed during regular session
BATON ROUGE — When six feet of Katrina’s water rushed down Bayou Savage along the eastern side of New Orleans, Pete Gerica rescued his elderly mother from the surge and strapped her to the top of a tree using a cable wire. […]
News
Katrina shakes up flood insurance
Even in the aftermath of two major hurricanes — one, Katrina, that barely missed St. Charles Parish — many local residents are still not heading the warnings of purchasing flood insurance, especially those living in Zone X, areas that are determined by the federal government to be out of the 500-year plain. Most importantly, those living in Zone X are not required to buy flood insurance. […]
Government
Norco officer to serve on hurricane panel
Panel will review communications network breakdown during Hurricane Katrina […]
Columns
Landowners stand to lose millions for the sake of hurricane protection
BATON ROUGE — The governor and other state officials are locked away inside a House committee room, discussing what could become Louisiana’s first comprehensive coastal protection plan. […]