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Founder Rosenthal to be featured author at 2021 New Orleans Book Festival

Sunday, June 27th, 2021

Levees.org Founder Sandy Rosenthal will be a featured guest and speaker at the 2021 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University’s uptown campus.

Rosenthal is selected to present on her debut book “Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina.”

A signed letter from co-chairs Cheryl Landrieu and Walter Isaacson states:

“We would like to invite you to join us as a participating author at this exciting event… Book signings will be scheduled after your presentation… Author information will also be prominently featured on our website. We would be honored to count you among our festival authors in 2021.”

The 2021 New Orleans Book Festival will feature a multi-day literary celebration including prominent national authors participating in readings, moderated panel discussions and keynote lectures. Festival planners plan to engage the local community in many specially curated events that will elevate New Orleans as a convener of important literary works.

Gen Russel Honore to appear in maiden episode of BEAT THE BIG GUYS

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

After eight month of preparation, founder Sandy Rosenthal launched her first podcast episode of Beat the Big Guys on June 21, 2021.

The show is designed to help citizens-at-large who see a problem in their town or community but may feel helpless to do anything about it.

Each episode will feature major celebrities and experts, where Rosenthal will provide free and inexpensive tools to help her listeners Beat the Big Guys.

Rosenthal’s first guest is Lt Gen Russel Honore, who brought order to New Orleans when the Army Corps of Engineers’ levees broke in August of 2005. General Honore was brought back into the spotlight at the first of this year. One week after the January 6 Capitol insurrection, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed the General to review the security and infrastructure at the historic building. Honoré and his team finished the review in March. Now, they are urging Congress to pass emergency legislation to fund recommended security enhancements.

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Founder Sandy Rosenthal to launch podcast

Monday, June 14th, 2021

On June 21, 2021, Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal will launch the BEAT THE BIG GUYS podcast.

Podcast description: Do you see a problem in your community or town, but feel there’s nothing you can do? Find out just how much power you have – right now – from Sandy Rosenthal who started out with no special training, stood up to a mammoth federal agency, and won. In every episode, Sandy, author of the best-selling book “Words Whispered in Water” will provide tools that you can use right now to Beat the Big Guys.

Rosenthal’s first guest will be Lt Gen Russel Honore.