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Levees.org comments on $9 million payment to USACE for shoddy levees
A few days ago, the east bank levee authority agreed to pay $9 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a final payment of its share of the cost of building the New Orleans portion of the pre-Katrina hurricane levee system. Founder Sandy Rosenthal was asked to comment on the payment in light […]
Why New York Waits
Ten years ago, Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge flooded twenty-four US states, particularly New York and New Jersey. Prior to landfall, the Associated Press reported that experts predicted a billion dollars in damage in the US. It turned out to be $43 billion (1). Now, near the 10th anniversary of what is unofficially known as Superstorm […]
Founder Rosenthal to be featured author at 2021 New Orleans Book Festival
Levees.org Founder Sandy Rosenthal will be a featured guest and speaker at the 2021 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University’s uptown campus. Rosenthal is selected to present on her debut book “Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina.” A signed letter from co-chairs Cheryl Landrieu and Walter Isaacson states: “We […]
