See Levees.org Friday night on Fox 8 TV WVUE on our presentation to the LSU Chancellor of over 4,000 petition signatures urging him to reconsider his decision to dismiss Ivor van Heerden.
The story will also cover how over 1,000 Louisiana citizens contacted Governor Bobby Jindal urging him to talk to the Chancellor.
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Follow HJ Bosworth and me with Senator Mary Landrieu next week in the Netherlands on Twitter! http://twitter.com/LeveesOrg
Last month, in response to public outrage over Louisiana State University’s decision to terminate Dr. Ivor van Heerden, Levees.org posted a petition on its website.
This morning, Levees.org sent an excel sheet listing over 4,000 petition signatures to LSU Chancellor Mike Martin in support of Dr. van Heerden.
The letter and signatures can be seen on the web at this link:
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1625/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=574
The handing over of the signatures comes on the heels of a meeting between Dr. van Heerden and a representative of Governor Bobby Jindal’s office. Dr. van Heerden says he discussed the potential of his collaborating with the Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities in the future.
In addition to the petition, Levees.org had launched a letter campaign to Governor Jindal who received over 1,000 letters from Louisiana constituents urging him to talk to the Chancellor and ask him to reconsider. Levees.org also held a rally at LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans that drew dozens of chanting protesters.
Next week, Levees.org director Sandy Rosenthal and research director HJ Bosworth Jr. will travel to the Netherlands with Senator Mary Landrieu on a congressional delegation visit to see the Dutch
world-class integrated water management system.
Today I received good news from Dr. Ivor van Heerden. He was invited to meet with a member of the Governor’s office who inquired about his issues at Louisiana State University. He also discussed the potential of Dr. van Heerden’s collaborating with the Governor’s Office on Coastal Activities in the future.
For those unfamiliar with the details, Dr. Ivor van Heerden, the coastal scientist who led the state’s independent Team Louisiana investigation of the levee failures after Katrina, was given notice last month by LSU that he would be dismissed in one year.
The efforts of the citizens of Louisiana and all across the nation made a difference!
On Friday morning, before leaving for the Netherlands with Senator Mary Landrieu’s CoDel, Levees.org will present the petition signatures to LSU Chancellor Mike Martin.
If you haven’t yet, please sign the petition!
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1625/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=574&t=&limit=50
DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY MAY 21.
