Levees.org Publishes Myth Buster #5 on the 2005 Flood in Metro New Orleans
In the weeks after the federally designed and built hurricane protection broke to bits in metro New Orleans, public officials and experts immediately assumed the worst and publicly scolded the vast majority of the city’s residents for not having flood insurance. It turns up they were wrong, as revealed in data painstakingly gathered by aides […]
Levees.org Milestone: Three Quarters of a Million Hits to Website
Levees.org has just passed a very significant milestone. Using free software, we can see that our website has received over 750,000 page loads or ‘hits’ since we went online in December of 2005. This free software, called Statcounter, has done more than tell us when we had reached a sweet milestone. Using Statcounter, combined with […]
Associated Press Reporter Kevin McGill receives ‘Seal of Approval
Kevin McGill of the Associated Press has received the Levees.org ‘Seal of Approval’ for accurately stating the facts associated with the flooding of metro New Orleans. In his April 1, 2011 article, Mr. McGill reports on how nearly 100 blighted properties will be auctioned in New Orleans. “It’s the latest step in the city’s efforts […]
