Reaching an impasse, Levees.org fast-tracks quest to list levee breach sites historic
The Army Corps of Engineers has failed to respond to a request for comments on Levees.org’s nomination of two major levee breach sites to the National Register of Historic Places. That failure to provide technical comments within the required time frame has created an impasse in the nomination process. For this reason, Levees.org will exercise its right […]
Corps of Engineers’ review of Levees.org’s nomination of levee breaches to historic register is complete
UPDATE: Ms. Pam Breaux, the Louisiana Historic Preservation Officer has conferred with Levees.org on the next steps for our nomination. Ms. Breaux will release a statement later today. Levees.org will speak to the press after Ms. Breaux’s statement is made public. Update – April 10, 2012 14:51 CST ——– In February 2012, the Corps of […]
Levees.org’s Oregon Chapter Director studied historic New Orleans neighborhood revival in dissertation
We are pleased to share that Levees.org’s Oregon Chapter Director Leslie March has recently earned her MBA in Sustainable Business from Marylhurst University. Her dissertation focused on the Holy Cross and Lower Ninth Ward Sustainable Restoration Plan after five years. The interesting report details how after the hurricane protection levees in New Orleans failed destroying […]
