Gaye Tuchman: Look behind language that attributes calamity to weather
This passage is written by Steve Gorelick, professor of media studies at Hunter College CUNY. While it was written circa the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the message is still relevant, and not to be forgotten: It was a bad hurricane. A horrible and lethal hurricane. But it was the failure of the levees that […]
One step closer to presenting our case
The historian for the Louisiana State Office of Historic Preservation has determined our final draft of our nomination of the levee breaches of New Orleans is ready for a second review by the Washington DC historian for assurance the rules and regulations are followed. In August, we present our case before the State Review Committee. […]
After the Levee Breach, She Never Spoke Again
The letter below is printed with permission from the writer, Carol Wilkinson who contacted us recently to thank us for our new “Fact Box” that we cycle on our new website. Carol’s mother lived in the Lakeview neighborhood badly affected by the breach of the 17th Street Canal. I was struck by the final sentence […]
