John McQuaid chastises NY Times reporter over Corps’ role in New Orleans flooding

In the days, weeks, and months after the levees broke, the American people were handed a packet of myths. The myth packet maximized and exaggerated the vulnerability of south Louisiana, the culpability of those who chose to live there, and the strength of the storm. The packet minimized the role of the Army Corps of [...]

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Sen Landrieu asks Pentagon to investigate Corps N.O. District over internet postings

US Senator Mary Landrieu D-LA has called on the Pentagon to investigate recent questionable activity at the New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers. Louisiana’s senior senator sent a letter on Tuesday August 4 to Defense Department’s Inspector General, Gordon Heddell expressing concern over the inappropriate use of federal computers possibly being used [...]

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