Trial in suit alleging structural design errors in New Orleans hotel-conference center was delayed after judge dismissed an engineer's claim to be exempted from case.

If approved, the conventional demolition would take down the upper floors of the collapsed building by July.

Davenport, Iowa and the Quad Cities area prepares for expected flooding, while the Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened in Louisiana.

Core stability and rail lines were among the challenges for the hotel, condo development that has been more than 20 years in the making.

The Spot-R clip-on tag was designed to keep workers safe by monitoring for sudden falls, but working on site in a virus pandemic has seen it used for more creative applications.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a "stay home mandate" Friday afternoon, but construction was included on a list of "essential" activites.

As efforts advance to finally demolish the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, two city building inspectors have been suspended for failing to properly inspect the site last summer.