Articles Tagged with ''Hurricane Katrina''

An AECOM employee allegedly filed inflated disaster recovery applications for educational institutions impacted by the 2005 hurricane.

After suffering from years of lack of maintenance and water intrusion from Hurricane Katrina, the Dew Drop Inn, the legendary New Orleans hotel and nightclub, which once boasted greats like Ray Charles and Little Richard, is finding new life as contractors near completion of a historic renovation before the landmark’s planned opening this fall.

Mitigating hazards during demolition and the site’s residential location tested the team on the rebuild of Cohen College Prep High School.

Power company Entergy begins assessing the transmission failures, including all lines into New Orleans, with causes still largely unknown.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is designed to augment a $14.6-billion storm protection system.

Hurricane Katrina damaged much of New Orleans’ public housing more than a decade ago.

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina winds pushed water from Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans’ three major drainage canals, putting pressure on floodwalls-topped levees that failed to withstand the load of the water.