No, Ms. Liberto…it’s not OK to use Katrina shorthand
Last month, noted author John McQuaid chastized a reporter for the New York Times for lazy journalism, that is, describing the flooding of New Orleans as “caused” by Katrina. It was civil engineering failure that caused the flooding, not a weather event. Such lazy journalism or “Katrina shorthand” is harmful to metro New Orleans’ recovery. […]
Video on Dutch Flood Protection rockets to top of YouTube charts
In just 24 hours, our latest video uploaded to YouTube garnered 19 honors including #1 most viewed and #9 most discussed. The 6-minute documentary was created with footage captured by an Amsterdam-based film crew commissioned by Levees.org while H.J. Bosworth Jr. and Sandy Rosenthal were in Holland with US Senator Mary Landrieu’s Second Congressional Delegation […]
Army Corps wasted nearly a half billion on defective pumps in New Orleans
We are disturbed, but not surprised by the Office of Special Counsel’s finding that the Army Corps of Engineers could have saved $430 million in replacement costs after Katrina by buying proven equipment for the outfall canals. As Levees.org stated in a mounted historical plaque in a neighborhood supposedly protected with these same pumps, we […]
