Today, Levees.org unveiled Phase One of its proposed Flooded House Museum in the Filmore Gardens neighborhood of New Orleans.
Until Labor Day, visitors can view the artistic rendering of a typical family room in New Orleans – filled with music and love – the day before the levees broke.
In Phase Two, starting after Labor Day, artists will “distress” the staged exhibit to create a flooded replica effect using theater art and scenic design techniques.
Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal at proposed Flooded House Museum at London Avenue Canal east breach. Photo credit/Cheryl Gerber
WHEN: Wed August 22 at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: 4918 Warrington Drive, New Orleans
At the 13th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Levees.org will unveil Phase One of its proposed Flooded House Museum in the Filmore Gardens neighborhood of New Orleans.
City Councilman Jared Brossett, District D has confirmed attendance.
For a limited time, visitors can view the artistic rendering of a typical family room in New Orleans – filled with music and love – the day before the levees broke.
As revealed this month, the Army Corps of Engineers gave the East and West Levee Authorities a grade of “minimally acceptable” for their levee maintenance every year since Katrina.
The revelation got a lot of press; two stories in the Times-Picayune, two stories by WWL-TV and one in the Advocate.
It was Levees.org who obtained the data in a FOIA request and brought it to the press.
The Army Corps, while legally required to make the data public, had placed it on a website that was difficult to navigate.
And we just learned that the Army Corps – in response to Levees.org’s demands for transparency – had uploaded supporting documents from 2014 onto its website.
