Four members of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) have resigned in protest over Governor Jeff Landry’s appointment of a levee commissioner.

The appointment openly disregards the levee board laws passed after Hurricane Katrina.

While the leadership at Levees.org disagrees with the Governor’s decision to flout the law, the leadership also insists it ‘just doesn’t matter.’

Because the SLFPA-E, even one populated with experts, cannot tell the Army Corps of Engineers what to do.

This is stated plainly by respected civil engineer Stephen Estopinal who served on the East Levee Authority for eight years (two as president) from 2008 – 2016, the most important years while the new system was being built.

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