Evacuating for an extreme event often a nightmare
This opinion piece was published in The New Orleans Advocate on Wed Jan 13, 2016. — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee recently attracted consternation from New Orleans residents. The Republican presidential candidate suggested that New Orleanians didn’t evacuate for Hurricane Katrina because they had been desensitized by climate change activists who exaggerate the threat of […]
Founder to speak at Disaster Symposium
Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal is among a “diverse group of Louisianans” who will speak on Hurricane Katrina, then and now, at the last in a series of Katrina anniversary programs WHEH: Tuesday (Nov. 17) at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Freeman Auditorium of the Woldenberg Art Center at Tulane University “We have assembled a profoundly interesting array […]
A supporter’s perspective on the Levee Education Park
The cooler weather has brought more people to our Levee Exhibit Hall and Garden at 5000 Warrington Drive in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans. Recently, a long time Levees.org supporter visited the site and she wrote to me and shared her perspective. We thought it was so well written that we asked for and […]
