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Founder Sandy Rosenthal to be featured by Tulane University in Discussion of Disasters in Louisiana

Friday, September 11th, 2020

UPDATE: For those who missed the live discussion, you can see the recorded discussion here.

On Monday Sept 14, 2020 at 5:30 Central, Levees.org Sandy Rosenthal will be a featured author expert panelist with Tulane historian author Andy Horowitz and Pulitzer prize winning author Jarvis Deberry moderated by renowned author Walter Isaacson.

The discussion will be: Is History Repeating: Disasters in Louisiana from Katrina and Laura to Covid-19.

The discussion is part of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.

UPDATE: For more information about the panel discussion click here: https://news.tulane.edu/pr/tulane-host-virtual-discussion-history-disasters-louisiana-hurricanes-katrina-and-laura-covid-19

Louisiana State Museum’s Second Thursday Lecture Series to feature founder Rosenthal

Saturday, September 5th, 2020

UPDATE: For those who missed the live program, a recording can be seen here.

The Louisiana State Museum in partnership with the Friends of the Cabildo will feature Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal in its Second Thursday Lecture series.

Rosenthal will discuss her new book, Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina (Mango Publishing, August 2020).

The online event is hosted on Zoom on September 10th starting at 6 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public. To register, click here.

Tulane University to feature Sandy Rosenthal in Fall Book Festival Virtual Discussion

Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

Tulane University has invited Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal to be a featured book author in its ongoing and very popular New Orleans Book Festival Virtual Series which presents discussions on a variety of relevant topics.

Rosenthal will be counted as a “highlighted participant in this Fall Virtual Series.”

In a signed letter from Walter Isaacson and Cheryl Landrieu––co-chairs of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University––they write to Rosenthal:

“…Your new book, Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina, has particular relevancy to the current state of national affairs we are facing. We would be thrilled to have you participate in this series to speak on this topic, especially noting the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We can make every effort to accommodate your format preference, schedule and recommendation of moderator for the conversation…”