NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board shifted into pre-storm mode Wednesday as a Gulf disturbance moves toward the Louisiana coast, bringing the potential for significant rainfall.

Throughout the metro area, residents are taking advantage of free sandbags, including those in Central City who visited the Dryades YMCA as storm conditions intensified.

I think we need to pay attention to it very closely. I don’t think it’s going to be a huge issue for New Orleans,” Collin Arnold, the city’s director of emergency preparedness and homeland security, ...

With heavy rain in the forecast from Invest 93L, the Sewerage and Water board of New Orleans said it's taking steps to prep power, pumps, and personnel ahead of any potential impacts. RELATED: Gulf ...

From sandbag locations to drain cleaning, local parishes are prepping for a possible storm coming from the Gulf.

By Tuesday morning, the forecast for commuters was a lot better. The waters receded as transit and street crews worked ...

A long-awaited project to replace a storm drain at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds that many residents have reported causes flooding in the facility’s parking lot and nearby school grounds mov… ...

Ala. Man Sucked into Storm Drain and Dragged 500 Feet After Chasing Kids' Soccer Balls into Flooded Yard: 'Saying My Byes' "I'm 6'2", 235 lbs. and it sucked me up like a twig," Drew Owen told ...

After being sucked into a storm drain in his yard in Trussville, Ala., Drew Owen was dragged through 500 feet of pipe, according to reports "I honestly was saying my goodbyes," Owen admitted to ...

A father sucked into a storm drain during flooding was pulled 100 yards through a pipe but walked away with just scratches and bruising.