New Orleans, Louisiana
Risk and Resilience

 

 

 

Agenda

Coverage

Lodging/ Travel

Advertise/ Exhibit

Environmental News

About New Orleans

 

• Official City Website for New Orleans
• New Orleans Official Tourism Web Site, including Fifty FREE Things to Do
• News: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate
• Experience New Orleans, including coupons and discounts, restaurants, attractions, music, art, night life, shopping and much more
• New Orleans weather
• Local transportation options

Cypress trees grow in fresh water. Saltwater intrusion kills them (and other vegetation), and eliminates protection from storm surges, making areas more susceptible to flooding from hurricanes. This dead cypress forest is east of downtown New Orleans. © Photo courtesy NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.