Jefferson Parish residents to vote on renewing a property tax for levee maintenance and storm preparedness on November 15, ...

Luzerne County’s Flood Protection Authority held a special meeting Thursday to unanimously approve the first step in fixing erosion that is creeping toward part of the Wyoming Valley Levee system ...

A nearly $40 million metro-east project that officials believe will enhance flooding prevention along the Mississippi River has been completed, officials said Friday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

The present-day Wyoming Valley levee system was more than 70 years in the making, with initial construction begun in 1938 after the Valley experienced the worst flooding to date two years earlier.

A Chinook helicopter drops sandbags into a breach along the London Avenue canal in New Orleans to close a levee breach after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. After the storm, the Army Corps of ...

Painted by local artist Kassie Matherne, the new Levee Wall Mural brings the vital role of levees to life for children, ...

Though the historic flood only began to recede in Fargo on Saturday, the mayor and city commission are already pushing for a federally-funded permanent flood protection system. Though the titanic ...

Rushford’s levee system didn’t fail in 2007. It was overwhelmed. Seventeen inches of rain spread across a day formed a rushing wall of water that barreled through Rush Creek and rose over parts of the ...

PLUMERVILLE, Ark. — With the onslaught of rain that Arkansas saw earlier this month, and more expected in the coming days, some in Conway County have been claiming that their levee system isn’t ...

Tulsa's levee system is one step closer to receiving much-needed repairs as state funding appears likely. "Really one more step," said Rep. Lonnie Sims, (R) Jenks. "We've got to go to the floor of the ...