On May 29, 2024, days before the start of hurricane season, Levees.org mobilized its membership to contact the New York Times.
Nearly 150 people requested that the news house use the right words to describe the flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
The request was reasonable and polite. The request also included a complimentary word of kudos to the NYT for doing a Sunday 2015 story that pointed blame in its proper place – the US Army Corps of Engineers.
This week, founder Sandy Rosenthal is featured on Motivational Mondays with Corey Powell in an episode for the National Society of Leadership and Success.
Rosenthal discusses several important issues including why criticism should be welcomed and how to respond to it effectively.
This month, founder Sandy Rosenthal was featured in the Drew Broach’s PowerPoll.
Power Poll was founded in 2019 as a civic engagement platform that brings together the most influential and powerful leaders across business, civic, media and political industries.
This month, Rosenthal responded to this question: Should Republican Gov. Jeff Landry merge the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority into the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, and add three gubernatorial appointments to the agency’s governing board?
Rosenthal responded: “The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority was created for the people of Louisiana to protect their way of life and to assure the best possible flood protection. CPRA is highly effective due to its stand-alone structure. Merging CPRA with the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources is a dangerous move, which will harm the safety of Louisiana residents.”
