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Plaintiffs in MRGO lawsuit victorious on appeal

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

In a landmark decision, three federal appeals court judges have upheld federal judge Stanwood Duval’s ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for flooding damages during Katrina in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans and in St. Bernard Parish.

The appeals court ruling was written by Judge Jerry Smith of Houston, appointed by Ronald Reagan, and agreed to by Judge Edward Prado of San Antonio and Jennifer Elrod of Houston, both appointed by George W. Bush.

http://www.nola.com/katrina/index.ssf/2012/03/hurricane_katrina_flood_ruling.html

Levees.org to speak in Whistleblower Tour

Friday, February 24th, 2012

The American Whistleblower Tour is making a stop in New Orleans this week and Levees.org is featured.

Attendance is FREE and open to the public.

When: Tuesday, February 28th, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Where: Lavin-Bernick Center, Kendall Cram Room, Tulane University

Parking on street is free on downtown side of campus for 2 hours. On downtown side of State Street, street parking is free and unlimited.

Levees.org founder to speak to Russian journalists

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Sandy Rosenthal, founder of Levees.org

Today, Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal will speak to a group of Russian journalists and editors. She will discuss the use of social media tools to raise public awareness of local human rights issues (using the New Orleans levee failures as an example) as well as to gain the support of private- and public-sector entities.

These visitors are invited to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Their program is arranged by Meridian International Center.

The invitation to speak to the Russian visitors was extended to Ms. Rosenthal by the New Orleans Citizen’s Diplomacy Council.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Orleans-Citizen-Diplomacy-Council