LeveesOrg to speak at conference and lead tour
June 9-11, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice will host a conference in New Orleans on Critical Incidents Analysis: Displacement as an Obstacle to Recovery at the Superbowl Holiday Inn. Jed Horne, author of Breach of Faith, will be keynote speaker at the conference’s commencement on June 9th. Levees.org, one of the planners of […]
John McQuaid on that “levees-falling-down” issue in New Orleans
Levees.org believes in the media and works hard to educate reporters and editors on the true root cause of the metro New Orleans flooding. So we respond every time a reporter uses ‘Katrina shorthand‘ or says “Katrina flooded New Orleans.” Such laziness absolves the humans responsible for the levee breaches and does a disservice to […]
Dr. van Heerden is a hero and LSU fired him for it. WATCH THE VIDEO
Dr. Ivor van Heerden’s trial resumes today. The former deputy director of Louisiana State University is suing the flagship university for wrongful dismissal. Dr. van Heerden says the US Army Corps of Engineers urged LSU to fire him for his criticism he leveled at the Corps after its levee system failed in August 2005. LSU […]
