New Orleans City Council unanimously approves Relic Flooded House
This week, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously in favor of Levees.org’s zoning change request. This was the final hurdle for Levees.org’s quest to convert a flooded house – one that’s just a stone’s throw from a levee breach – into a historic monument. The home at 4918 Warrington Drive in the Mirabeau Gardens […]
Army Corps of Engineers caught again lying about levee failures
We recently caught the Army Corps of Engineers lying to American people. Again. In recently obtained video footage, the corps New Orleans district public affairs (P.A.) officer blamed Hurricane Katrina’s surge for the failure of the outfall canals. Standing next to the 17th Street Canal, Lt. Colonel Austin Appleton’s P.A. officer states: “The surge was […]
Historic plaque in Lower Ninth Ward is damaged
Early in the morning on September 29, 2016, a vehicle apparently struck and damaged the historic plaque at Jourdan Avenue and North Johnson by the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal (Industrial Canal). This happened one year and one month after the plaque’s installation at a rousing and meaningful ceremony. One side of the plaque describes the […]
