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Anchor and Reporter at WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)

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The wall that defends New Orleans: What’s changed since Katrina and what still needs work

3 weeks ago | fox8live.com | john snell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s levee failures flooded New Orleans and cost more than 1,400 lives, the city’s storm protection system has been rebuilt from the ground up. It’s bigger, stronger, and smarter. But officials warn that it’s not indestructible. “This is the Super Bowl of infrastructure,” said Michael Hecht, a port project coordinator.
A look at New Orleans storm surge defenses 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

1 month ago | wdam.com | john snell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In the aftermath of one of history’s biggest engineering failures -- the breaching of levees during Hurricane Katrina -- the federal government built a nearly $15 billion levee system. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not refer to it as “protection,” but as “risk reduction.”Technically, the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) consists of 150 miles of improved levees, flood walls and gates.
A look at New Orleans storm surge defenses 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

1 month ago | fox8live.com | john snell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In the aftermath of one of history’s biggest engineering failures -- the breaching of levees during Hurricane Katrina -- the federal government built a nearly $15 billion levee system. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not refer to it as “protection,” but as “risk reduction.”Technically, the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) consists of 150 miles of improved levees, flood walls and gates.
After spending $500 million on a coastal project, it’s not clear what Louisiana will build

1 month ago | kalb.com | john snell

MYRTLE GROVE, LA. (WVUE) - Kevin Crossen runs a charter boat out of Myrtle Grove near the site of Louisiana’s largest coastal project. “You’re out here enough, you see it disappear daily,” said Crossen of the rapid loss of the state’s coastal marshes and ridges. “It’s very frustrating that we’ve reached this point,” Crossen said.
After spending $500 million on a coastal project, it’s not clear what Louisiana will build

1 month ago | fox8live.com | john snell

MYRTLE GROVE, LA. (WVUE) - Kevin Crossen runs a charter boat out of Myrtle Grove near the site of Louisiana’s largest coastal project. “You’re out here enough, you see it disappear daily,” said Crossen of the rapid loss of the state’s coastal marshes and ridges. “It’s very frustrating that we’ve reached this point,” Crossen said.
Fox 8 unveils new state-of-the-art studio

1 month ago | fox8live.com | john snell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Just off I-10, in the heart of New Orleans, FOX 8 has officially moved into its brand-new home. This modern broadcast facility, general manager Mikel Schaefer says, is built for today and tomorrow. “Extremely excited. We’re at the finish line now,” Schaefer said. “This is state of the art.
Booming natural gas production helps stoke Louisiana’s economy

1 month ago | fox8live.com | john snell

GALLIANO, La. (WVUE) -- James Siglar has spent nearly 30 years working in the oil fields, living the ups and downs of the industry. “Born and raised in Grand Isle,” Siglar said. “So, I’ve been around it my entire life.”For Siglar and his coworkers at Grand Isle Shipyard in Galliano, the good times have returned. Fabrication yards for the offshore oil and gas industry are buzzing with activity.
15 Years Later: Remembering the BP spill that killed 11 and devastated the coast

2 months ago | fox8live.com | john snell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sunday (April 20) marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and unleashing the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. It took 87 days to cap the BP-operated Macondo well, during which time millions of barrels of crude oil poured into the Gulf and onto Louisiana’s coast. Among the hardest-hit areas was Cat Island, not a single island, but a string of small land masses in Plaquemines Parish’s Cat Bay.
Landry administration suspends all work on Louisiana’s largest coastal project

2 months ago | kplctv.com | john snell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -- Governor Jeff Landry’s administration took a major step Friday toward downsizing or killing Louisiana’s largest coastal project, the $3.1 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion in Plaquemines Parish. In a letter to the contractor, Gordon Dove, head of the Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities, ordered a 90-day suspension of all work on the project.
Landry administration suspends all work on Louisiana’s largest coastal project

2 months ago | kalb.com | john snell

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -- Governor Jeff Landry’s administration took a major step Friday toward downsizing or killing Louisiana’s largest coastal project, the $3.1 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion in Plaquemines Parish. In a letter to the contractor, Gordon Dove, head of the Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities, ordered a 90-day suspension of all work on the project.

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Articles

The wall that defends New Orleans: What’s changed since Katrina and what still needs work

A look at New Orleans storm surge defenses 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

A look at New Orleans storm surge defenses 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

After spending $500 million on a coastal project, it’s not clear what Louisiana will build

After spending $500 million on a coastal project, it’s not clear what Louisiana will build

Fox 8 unveils new state-of-the-art studio

Booming natural gas production helps stoke Louisiana’s economy

15 Years Later: Remembering the BP spill that killed 11 and devastated the coast

Landry administration suspends all work on Louisiana’s largest coastal project

Landry administration suspends all work on Louisiana’s largest coastal project

Journalists covering the same region

Jeff Hamburger

Amanda Valdin

Eva Tesfaye

Scott Burke

Amos Abba

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