Harry Shearer on CBS Sunday Morning News

If not tabled due to Hurricane Irene coverage, Harry Shearer, producer of The Big Uneasy, will be featured on CBS Sunday Morning News today August 28 to talk about the documentary. Other news:   The Big Uneasy is now available on DVD or download at Amazon, iTunes, Vudu and other outlets.

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Why the Greater New Orleans Levee Breaches Should Be Included on the National Register of Historic Places

It’s acknowledged all over the world residents of the New Orleans region were enormously affected by the Federal Levee Breaches six years ago. But few are aware that the breaches prompted nearly a dozen changes to national policy and practices.  Those changes include the first ever nationwide Levee Safety Program and the first ever nationwide Levee […]

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Levees.org releases previously unseen disturbing footage

While the New Orleans region was still drying out after the federal levees failed in 2005, the Corps of Engineers awarded an elite engineering group a large grant to conduct what was basically a PR show to repair the Corps’ damaged reputation. The grant steered money to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to […]

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