Levees.org founder to speak to Russian journalists

Today, Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal will speak to a group of Russian journalists and editors. She will discuss the use of social media tools to raise public awareness of local human rights issues (using the New Orleans levee failures as an example) as well as to gain the support of private- and public-sector entities. These […]

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Levees.org featured on CNN

Today CNN ran a story about Levees.org’s 18-month quest to list two major levee breach sites to the National Register of Historic Places. The story was featured all day today on National and International News. We believe CNN’s Joe Sutton did a good job. But we note with interest that many readers left comments complaining […]

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Master plan for Louisiana Coast public meeting today at UNO

The Master Plan for the future of the Louisiana coast produced by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is on view today at UNO from 1-7:30p. Lindy Boggs Conference Center Auditorium 2045 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 1-5:30 Tour Master Plan 5:30 – 7:30 Public Hearings Everyone should review the draft blueprint. Stop by […]

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