In response to public outrage over Louisiana State University’s decision to fire hurricane expert Ivor van Heerden, Levees.org is holding a rally at LSU’s Health Sciences Center in downtown New Orleans.

10am Thursday April 16
In front of the Ische Library at LSU Health Science Center
433 Bolivar Street – one half block off Tulane Avenue

Three blocks uptown side of Claiborne Ave.

Dr. van Heerden led a team of independent geotechnical engineers who investigated the levee failures in metro New Orleans after Katrina. Van Heerden was openly critical about the design and construction mistakes by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Observers believe that has caused LSU officials to worry that federal funding was put in jeopardy.

For more on LSU Chancellor Michael Martin’s decision to downsize the Hurricane Center and fire key personnel, see this piece in today’s Times Picayune by staff writer Bob Marshall.

http://blog.nola.com/guesteditorials/2009/04/worried_about_funding_lsu_oust.html