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Founder Sandy Rosenthal’s book is #1 New Release on Amazon.com

Sunday, March 8th, 2020

Founder Sandy Rosenthal’s debut book is now #1 New Release on Amazon.com in Groundwater & Flood Control.

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

Told in the first person, 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.

The publisher is Florida-based Mango Publishing. The book is due out in August 2020.

To preorder the book, click here.

Levees.org’s project listed #4 in Must-See List of Hidden Museums

Thursday, February 6th, 2020

A Levees.org project is the featured story in this week’s Gambit.

The Flooded House Museum, which opened in March 2019, is the 4th featured story–– one of 13 Hidden Museums in New Orleans..

When Levees.org purchased the house in 2016, the group worked in partnership with the neighborhood residents and developed a special plan.

Volunteer contractors installed walls, a doorway and a foyer to give dimension to the flooded remains. After that, volunteer artists staged the room using donated furniture and items from dozens of Levees.org supporters.

The artists then “distressed” the staged exhibit to create a flooded replica effect using theater art and scenic design techniques.

The final exhibit replicates what homes in the neighborhood may have looked like after the Army Corps of Engineers’ floodwall failed and homeowners returned from their flood-imposed exile.

Founder Rosenthal meets with ten high schoolers from The NET

Monday, February 3rd, 2020

The Arts Council of New Orleans’ is working to create public art to bring awareness and attention to urban water issues.

The Arts Council is also working with 14 youth from The NET: Gentilly high school who will work alongside Carl Joe Williams to create one of the public artworks to speak to neighborhood history, community resilience, and our relationship with water.

On January 30, 2020, Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal met with 10 of the high schoolers at the Flooded House Museum and the Levee Exhibit Hall & Rain Garden.

The two exhibits are located side by side next to the London Avenue Canal breach site in Gentilly.