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Greater New Orleans’s subsidence (rate of sinking) is only 1mm/yr or about 4 inches by the end of this century.

Source: Geological Society of America
The US District Court in Louisiana placed responsibility of the collapse of the 17th Street Canal and the London Avenue Canal squarely on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Source: US District Court
The federal government’s study of the failed levee system during Katrina was convened and managed by the agency responsible for its performance – the Army Corps of Engineers.

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers
The $110 billion the media reported spent for hurricane damage in 2005 was in response to three different hurricanes and divided among the five states between Texas and Florida.

Source: The Brookings Institution
Since 1965, control of contracts for hurricane protection in New Orleans has belonged solely to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Source: GAO Report
The flooding of New Orleans and nearby St. Bernard parish during Katrina was primarily due to the levees failing, not the ravages of a hurricane.

Source: ASCE Report

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Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Media this weekend featuring Levees.org

H.J. Bosworth Jr, Harry Shearer and Sandy Rosenthal pose on Aug 23, 2010 after unveiling Levees.org's first Historic State Marker. Photo by Pat Garin

For weeks leading up to the Fifth Anniversary of the Levee Failures, many members and supporters of Levees.org have been interviewed by TV, print and radio media for stories. Throughout this weekend, those anniversary stories will be shown.

A photo gallery by superb photographer Matthew Hinton at the Times Picayune can be seen here: http://bit.ly/atilxA

For a complete list of recent press featuring Levees.org click here:
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Click the “read more” link below to see videos this weekend featuring Levees.org. The first two were created by The Wall Street Journal. The last is ABC News out of Houston.

7-minute video includes short clip of Founder Sandy Rosenthal

11-second clip of Sandy Rosenthal on 17th Street Canal breach.

The video story below is by ABC Eyewitness News in Houston.

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