
Historic warehouses transformed into a swanky boutique hotel in New Orleans
New York City-based architecture and interior design firm Stonehill Taylor tapped into New Orleans’ storied past...

46 tons of Mardi Gras beads found clogging New Orleans catch basins
In New Orleans, clean-up crews have found 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads in the catch basins on St. Charles Avenue...

Oil rig explodes in the middle of Lake Pontchartrain, injuring several near New Orleans
An oil rig on Lake Pontchartrain exploded on Sunday night in Kenner, Louisiana, home of the Louis Armstrong International...

New Orleans declares state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Nate
In the midst of one of the most active hurricane seasons in modern United States history, New Orleans braces for...

New Orleans golf course transformed into city’s biggest urban farm with an Eco-Campus
A former golf course in New Orleans' City Park has been transformed into the city's biggest urban farm—Grow Dat...

New Orleans doesn't need a hurricane to be inundated with water
Almost $15 billion went towards flood protection in New Orleans in the aftermath of 2005's Hurricane Katrina. But...

Rusty shovel heads transformed into delicate lace-inspired sculptures
Artist Denise Bizot has a gift for breathing new life into an unexpected medium—rusted shovel heads. The New...

New NASA study reveals just how fast New Orleans is sinking
New Orleans has battled severe weather in the form of hurricanes and floods, and new research shows that the city is sinking...

Affordable starter homes are popping up on oddly shaped lots in New Orleans
Unlike the approach taken by most U.S. housing developers, Tate and Rutledge seek out underused urban lots to build...

New Orleans' $14.5 billion rebuilt levees won't fight a Category 5 hurricane
An often-repeated truth about Hurricane Katrina is that the events of August 29, 2005 were not a natural disaster...

Brad Pitt's Make it Right to unveil their first tiny house in New Orleans
Make it Right, the non-profit founded by Brad Pitt to provide sustainable housing in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward...

7 ways to revel in an eco-friendly Mardi Gras
Recycle your Beads Mardi Gras "throws", the trinkets thrown by Krewe members from floats to parade goers, have...

8 Years After Katrina Strikes, the Gulf Coast Shores up for Future Storms
Thursday August 29, 2013 marks the eighth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina's ripped into Louisiana, devastating...

6 Examples of Innovative Architecture Inspired By Music
You can see, feel and touch architecture, but what if you could hear it too? Innovative architects and designers...

Make it Right's New Orleans FLOAT House by Morphosis to Gain LEED Platinum Certification
Morphosis respected the cultural vernacular of the common New Orleansshotgun house by first raising the structure...