Facts to Keep Handy as Flood Anniversary Nears
Here’s the facts: Myth Busters of the Federal Flood You’ll need them to be ready for the anniversary of the worst Civil Engineering Disaster in our nation’s history. For example, did you know that half of New Orleans is at or well above sea level? And that the Army Corps of Engineers has never accepted responsibility […]
Katrina levee expert named ASCE fellow
Dr. J. David Rogers was recently named ASCE Fellow. Dr. Rogers is the go-to whenever major media needs expert commentary on dam failure, levee failures and landslides. He also very well known in New Orleans Louisiana. He was the lead researcher on a paper published in 2015 in Water Policy journal titled “Interaction between the U.S. Army Corps […]
Fish or foul: Was the 17th Street Canal seepage a red herring? or the canary in the coal mine?
With hurricane season upon us and already a second named storm, residents in New Orleans are asking about the condition of their protective hurricane levees. This is especially true for residents whose yards back up to levees. After all, it is household knowledge in the Big Easy that just prior to Hurricane Katrina’s arrival in […]
