New Orleans was founded on high land, but its natural levee would never be high enough to protect New Orleans from flooding. By 1722, early French settlers decided to raise – lever – the the land ...

Ellensburg will mark the completion of the Reecer Creek Levee project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 7.

The levee system in Louisiana is unnatural. The Mississippi River was designed by Mother Nature as a means to fertilize our soil, replenish wetlands, fight subsidence and counteract erosion. She, the ...

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

There aren't many state projects that come in under budget and over-deliver, but the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is touting one that should have every resident excited about ...

Buyers interested in purchasing an island for sale for $75 million off of the southern coast of Solano County may want to slide their sizable wallets back in their pockets after a recent development.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday signed a memorandum of agreement with Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land to conduct a statewide levy inventory. This would be the state's "first-ever ...

With much of California's massive snowpack yet to melt as summer began, downstream communities were on high alert for flooding. Hundreds of homes were destroyed or damaged during the record-breaking ...

A viral TikTok shows a massive ship appearing level with a New Orleans street, highlighting the city’s below-sea-level geography. The clip has more than 15 million views, sparking debate about flood ...