Arts Council to partner with Levees.org to install sculpture at Levee Exhibit Hall

Friday, August 21st, 2020

In this photo on January 30, 2020, Carl Joe Williams and Sandy Rosenthal are pictured with youth artists from The NET Charter High School. Photo/Erin Barnard

The structure is designed by youth artists

The Arts Council of New Orleans, in partnership with the City of New Orleans, the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) and the residents of the Filmore Gardens neighborhood, will install a new sculpture at Levees.org’s Levee Exhibit Hall & Garden.

The art commission arose out of a much broader project––the Gentilly Resilience District made possible through a $141 million grant received by the City of New Orleans from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) National Disaster Resilience Competition.

The goal is to reduce flood risk, slow land subsidence, improve energy reliability, and encourage neighborhood revitalization.

Founder Rosenthal’s debut book is now #1 Best Seller on Amazon

Tuesday, August 18th, 2020

Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal’s debut book is #1 Best Seller on Amazon.

The book it titled Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina.

Rosenthal’s book describes her role as a citizen investigator and how––against all odds––she exposed the culprit in the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans and compelled the news media, and the government, to tell the truth.