Army Corps of Engineers caught again lying about levee failures

We recently caught the Army Corps of Engineers lying to American people. Again.

In recently obtained video footage, the corps New Orleans district public affairs (P.A.) officer blamed Hurricane Katrina’s surge for the failure of the outfall canals.

Standing next to the 17th Street Canal, Lt. Colonel Austin Appleton’s P.A. officer states:

“The surge was just too great for the system. So, the system didn’t fail, it got over-ran.”

Every study – including the corps’ own IPET study – says the 17th Street and London Avenue canal walls did fail. Specifically, the canal walls failed to meet corps engineers’ design objectives.

Eight (8) months before this video was filmed, at an in-person meeting at corps HQ, Lt Col Appleton assured Levees.org that – going forward – the corps would be truthful about why the levees broke. But he has not kept his word.

In response, Levees.org has alerted its membership to contact the lieutenant colonel using this email address: Austin.T.Appleton@usace.army.mil

4 responses to “Army Corps of Engineers caught again lying about levee failures”

  1. Robert Kocher says:

    Get your act together Army Corps of Engineers!

  2. gary royer says:

    “Every study – including the corps’ own IPET study – says the 17th Street and London Avenue canal walls DID fail. Specifically, the canal walls failed to meet corps engineers’ design objectives.”

  3. Marion Deming says:

    Your duplicity in promoting a false narrative about the levee failures in New Orleans will not go unnoticed by the locals who suffered so greatly. However, it will at the very least confuse others who don’t know better. The misinformation is dangerous on many levels, especially because it could lead to failures in addressing the current need for safe levees and other flood-prevention measures. Shame on you!

  4. S. Rosenthal says:

    Thank you Ms. Kocher, Mr. Royer and Ms. Deming for taking the time to let Lt Col Appleton know how you feel about his P.A. officer’s remarks.

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