Community input welcome on City of New Orleans’ flood protection

Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu’s Transition Team wants to make a targeted effort to solicit comments from the public regarding flood protection and coastal restoration on the Transition Website. Using the link below, please send your answer to this question: “What should City Hall do to increase the City’s resilience and protections against storm and flood hazards?” [...]

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Watch Levees.Org’s latest video by 5p EST Apr 16

In line with Levees.org’s mission of peddling the truth about the metro New Orleans Flooding, we just released a brand new video. The 3-minute video highlights how actor John Goodman, playing Professor Creighton Bernette, huffs and puffs and tells the root cause of the disastrous flood in August 2005. Based on the later blogger Ashley [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Ivor van Heerden on recent federal judge’s decision

Levees.org has learned new information regarding U.S. District Judge James Brady’s decision not to require Louisiana State University (LSU) to rehire Dr. Ivor van Heerden immediately. “This is encouraging news,” said van Heerden in a phone interview with Sandy Rosenthal. “Judge Brady has ordered an injunction trial on May 19 which means early in the [...]

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