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WWL-TV’s David Hammer interviews Sandy Rosenthal on June 17, 2026

In 2024, Governor Jeff Landry decided he wanted to select the levee board members who serve on the Flood Protection Authority East. Since then, Landry’s hand-picked people have 1) forced early retirement of the top department heads with decades of know-how, and 2) have increased the police budget by 45% and bought assault rifles and tasers.

The Levees.org leadership is not impressed with this “my way or the highway” style of governance of Landry’s levee board. But we note that the two biggest agitators (board member Roy Carubba and police chief Josh Rondeno) are now out.

And most importantly, this past May, the Army Corps of Engineers and the CPRA completed their annual inspection of local levee maintenance and they have assured the public that, if they see a problem, they will take action. Check out our new one-minute video explaining why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuUL3Tc_qMM

Founder Sandy Rosenthal’s popular podcast titled Beat the Big Guys has been selected by Millionpodcasts as one of the Top 100 Advocacy Podcasts on the web (2026 Edition).

Rosenthal expresses many thanks to her producers Jess Branas and Landry Bohn. And also a big thanks to her 100+ guests!

Empty lots at the 17th Street Canal breach site in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans

Governor Jeff Landry’s actions are putting New Orleans at risk of disastrous flooding.

In the past two years, the governor has interfered with the leadership of the Flood Protection Authority-East which is responsible for maintaining and operating the $14.5 billion flood system protecting Greater New Orleans.

The governor’s actions have done the following:

• Instigated a mass resignation of knowledgeable expert board members,
• Led to the firings and forced resignations of the top department heads with decades of experience, and
• Resulted in millions of dollars annually being switched from flood protection to unneeded extra police.