Dear Members, Every day more of America is seeing and accepting that New Orleans flooded because of the misguidance and institutional negligence of the US Army Corps of Engineers. This week’s issue of US News and World Report devoted a half page photograph of the Rally on the Levee with a clear image of our [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Top Army Corps official meets the Levee Lady
Saturday, February 18, 2006 – 1:00 am
I have made bold and often scathing remarks about the Corps’ performance since our website kicked off on Dec 3, 2005. So naturally I was surprised last week, when the Corps called me. More specifically, Dan Hitchings, Director of Task Force Hope (in other words, the TOP guy) requested a meeting. Dan had seen our [...]
Clerical error faulted for levee failure
Saturday, February 4, 2006 – 1:00 am
Just yesterday, the National Science Foundation issued a finding that a clerical error may have led to the failure of the 17th Street Canal, one of the many canals in the metro area that beached. How could this happen? Where was the oversight from the Corps of Engineers? Engineers must review and approve all data [...]