A panel led by retired U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-NY has dealt a harsh blow to the credibility of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET) convened in New Orleans after Katrina by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Rep. Boehlert’s panel looked at the way the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) takes part in post disaster [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Integrity of Corps of Engineers levee study questioned
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 – 9:29 pm
Media blames New Orleanians for our hardships – again
Friday, September 5, 2008 – 5:18 pm
For me, during the ordeal of Gustav, lots of things were hard. Like packing for an evacuation, traveling in traffic jams, and hunkering down during a hurricane.
But for me, the hardest thing of all was watching the media – yet again – blame the citizens of New Orleans for the difficulties and hardships we [...]