FEMA’s evolving flood-zone maps face challenges everywhere they go — even in New Orleans. More
Oil-rig experts from Houma, Louisiana, are building the 110-foot-deep ocean platforms that will support Rhode Island’s planned offshore windmill power generators. More
Louisiana beaches are not yet free of the tarry residue created by the Deepwater Horizon oil platform disaster in 2010. More
Gretna, Louisiana, is considering whether vinyl siding should be banned in the town’s historic district. More
Federal authorities are telling Louisiana parishes to hurry up and lift those houses — or lose the funding. More
Got a hundred dollars? You can buy a building lot in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. But there are a few strings attached. More
President Obama has signed a measure that reins in steep hikes in flood insurance under the federally-backed National Flood Insurance Program. More
As work heats up along U.S. coastlines to meet new flood elevations,contractors are jumping in to get new work elevating houses. Reports of dropped houses abound, but one Long Island builder has figured out how to do it right. More
A brand of decking pitched as a non-toxic alternative to pressure-treated lumber is being removed from 30 homes in New Orleans after showing signs of decay on some of them. More
The Make it Right Foundation is rebuilding rotting stairs and decks on about 30 of... More
