Sandy Rosenthal in August of 2023
Recently, Levees.org mobilized its significantly large community to contact the Louisiana House Transportation committee members to ask them to say NO to HB633.
As you know, there is no evidence that the pre-Katrina levee board members behaved irresponsibly in their flood protection duties. Such accusations were debunked over a decade ago. The Army Corps of Engineers is responsible. Blaming the pre-Katrina levee boards is disrespectful to the people of New Orleans.
However, Levees.org prefers that an expert nominating committee selects the current levee board members rather than the governor. This is appropriate because the New Orleans District is the largest District of the Army Corps of Engineers in the nation.
If the levee maintenance is not done exactly per the Army Corps’ instructions, the levees can be decertified and no one can get flood insurance.
Therefore, we asked our members and the entire New Orleans community to click this link below and contact the LA House Transportation committee urging them to vote NO to HB633.
Founder Sandy Rosenthal traveled to Baton Rouge on Tuesday prepared to testify. But at the last moment, the sponsor of the bill, Rep Jacob Braud pulled his bill to amend it.
https://rallystarter.com/rally/2549/blue-ribbon-committees-should-select-public-servants
The campaign worked. This is a win.
Check back at this site to see if further actions are necessary.
