WWL TV: New Orleans levee system maintained at “minimally acceptable” levels; worse now than leading up to Hurricane Katrina
Levees.org wondered how the post Katrina Levee Authorities were doing in maintaining the levees. So the group filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to find out. It turns out all of the local districts under the new Regional Levee Authorities have been getting grades of ‘minimally acceptable’ ever since Katrina. That’s worse […]
MYTH BUSTER: Taking the mystery out of New Orleans Levee Maintenance Inspections
This two-minute video removes the mystery from the New Orleans Levee Inspections prior to Hurricane Katrina. And places responsibility for the massive levee and floodwall failures where it belongs.
Call for UNFLOODED items for Flood House Museum
We need some UNFLOODED items to build the Flooded House Museum. Artists with Levees.org will create a family living room scene. After photographing it, the artists will “distress” it to replicate a room destroyed by the breach of the London Avenue Canal floodwall. We need furniture: small couch, sofa pillows, recliner, side table, coat tree, […]
