The Big Uneasy to debut August 30 at Prytania Theater

On Monday August 30, “The Big Uneasy” will debut at the Prytania Theatre in New Orleans at 7:30p.  The 90-minute film will be followed by a Q&A with Director Harry Shearer. Harry Shearer (voice of The Simpsons) created the documentary to show the flawed preparation and response to Hurricane Katrina.  The film focuses on how the [...]

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BP Commission Highlights Need for 8/29 Commission

Nearly five years later still no levee commission for New Orleans It’s commendable that President Barack Obama has formed an independent commission to look at the root causes of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the proper process for combating such catastrophes in the future. The hearings began in New Orleans [...]

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Story about Army Corps caught harassing citizens online possibly one of the Year’s Most Censored

The Pentagon’s investigation of vicious comments by employees at the Army Corps of Engineers posted on Levees.org’s blog has been accepted for consideration as one of the Top 25 Most Censored Stories of the Year. Reporter Mark Schleifstein’s story in the New Orleans Times Picayune will now go to voters and could be selected for [...]

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