Army Corps of Engineers caught again lying about levee failures

Monday, October 17th, 2016

We recently caught the Army Corps of Engineers lying to American people. Again.

In recently obtained video footage, the corps New Orleans district public affairs (P.A.) officer blamed Hurricane Katrina’s surge for the failure of the outfall canals.

Standing next to the 17th Street Canal, Lt. Colonel Austin Appleton’s P.A. officer states:

“The surge was just too great for the system. So, the system didn’t fail, it got over-ran.”

Every study – including the corps’ own IPET study – says the 17th Street and London Avenue canal walls did fail. Specifically, the canal walls failed to meet corps engineers’ design objectives.

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Historic plaque in Lower Ninth Ward is damaged

Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
Levees.org's sponsored historic plaque lies damaged on the ground at the breach site of the Industrial Canal in the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. Photo/Robert Green

Levees.org’s sponsored historic plaque lies damaged on the ground at the breach site of the Industrial Canal in the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. Photo/Robert Green

Early in the morning on September 29, 2016, a vehicle apparently struck and damaged the historic plaque at Jourdan Avenue and North Johnson by the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal (Industrial Canal).

This happened one year and one month after the plaque’s installation at a rousing and meaningful ceremony. One side of the plaque describes the failure of the Army Corps of Engineers to properly build the floodwall. The other side describes the near decimation of the historic Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood.

The plaque – which was knocked off of the post – was first noticed by Mr. Jason Freeman. It was photographed by Mr. Robert Green.

Fortunately, the plaque can be repaired, and will likely be returned to its proper resting place by November 1. Furthermore, the plaque base and pole will be stronger than before and better able to withstand being struck.

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Chicago museum agrees to correct Hurricane Katrina exhibit

Monday, October 3rd, 2016

chicago-field-museumAt Levees.org’s request, a major museum has agreed to make several corrections to its Hurricane Katrina exhibit.

This agreement comes after months of discussion with representatives of the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History.

We began the dialog because we were concerned about some of the exhibit’s so-called “facts.” For example, originally, the exhibit contained these two erroneous sentences:

“New Orleans is almost entirely below sea level and surrounded by water. City officials had known for years that a major hurricane could cause the levees (walls that hold the water back) to fail.”

The museum curators have agreed to change this and other passages, too.

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