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Babin says to remember the lessons from Ida. “Everybody has to decide and just remember what happened three years ago and I think that helps make your decision.”

The Gentilly Resilience District is preparing the hurricane-battered New Orleans neighborhood for a watery future.

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Red Cross celebrates Truist Foundation for its generous donation of $5 million to support the urgent humanitarian needs...

New Orleans stormwater program marks 100th home project April 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A program to install stormwater control features at up to 200 homes in one flood-plagued New Orleans neighborhood is halfway there, city officials said Thursday. The 100th project was completed in March at the home of Stephanie Thomas in New Orleans Gentilly neighborhood, according to a news release from the city and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. “The new rain garden and ...

Miami Beach Considers Homeowner Grants to Prepare Property for Sea Rise Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by sea level rise – at least a little. The city is considering offering residents matching grants of up to $20,000 for projects like installing flood panels, swapping out a driveway for permeable pavement or planting absorbent landscaping – all simple ways to cut down on floo...

Miami Beach wants to help homeowners adapt to sea level rise Alex Harris, The Miami Herald Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  MIAMI – Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by sea level rise — at least a little. The city is considering offering residents matching grants of up to $20,000 for projects like installing flood panels, swapping out a driveway for permeable pavement or plant...

/ A man smokes a cigarette and video chats with a friend on his porch, the only dry spot on his street after a king tide-related flood. The corner of 82nd Street and Crespi Boulevard in Miami Beach flooded completely on October 19, 2020, during a high tide. Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cover the cost of floodproofing their properties from heavy rains and high tides made even higher by sea level rise — at least a little. Miami Beach is exploring a way to help residents cov...