Tag Archives: new orleans
Action Alert: Tell the USACE to put its levee report back online for public viewing
The levee breach event of August 2005 was the worst civil engineering disaster in US history, yet the corps has shut down its IPET report webpage. The Army Corps of Engineers has quietly removed its Katrina levee investigation (IPET) report from its website. The reports from other major governmental investigations are still easily available on federal […]
Gray Line Tours donates to Levees.org’s Flooded House Museum and Levee Exhibit
Gray Line Tours has just announced a donation program associated with its Hurricane Katrina tour which visits our Flooded House Museum and our Levee Exhibit & Garden. Each Hurricane Katrina tour participant can select one of five non-profit groups. We are proud to learn that Gray Line has selected Levees.org as well as Lowernine.org, Habitat […]
The next generation learns about the levee breaches of New Orleans in 2005
For those younger than 15 years old, the levee breaches of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina are only a story. On time for hurricane season, WDSU TV has partnered with KIPP school to help youngsters understand the morning of August 29, 2005. Reported by Damon Singleton. Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal assists.
