Levees.org’s Flood Protection bill will soon be law
This week, a bill championed by Levees.org saw continued success in the legislature. HB266 authored by Rep Patrick Connick-R (Marrero) will require term limits for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority nominating committee. The group Levees.org has led a successful campaign showing how the levee board reform, in effect, took control of who gets to […]
Levees.org sees continued success with Term Limits bill
A bill championed by Levees.org continues to see success in the legislature. HB 266 authored by Rep Patrick Connick-R (Marrero) will require term limits for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority nominating committee. The group Levees.org has led a successful campaign showing how the levee board reform, in effect, had taken control of who gets […]
Root cause of Oroville Dam spillway disaster similar to New Orleans levees
New reports have surfaced revealing that the Oroville Dam spillway was built on a rushed schedule on weathered rock that could easily crumble. The spillway recently made news when it began ripping away under unusually heavy rain and snowmelt. Some 188,000 people had only hours to escape. This sort of engineering mistake is similar to […]
