Tag Archives: new orleans
With residency a requirement, S&WB work was going to non-locals?
The global firm Black and Veatch has audited the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board for at least the past dozen years. In both the 2014 and 2015 report on S&WB Operations, the auditor notes in nearly identical wording: “…To compensate for the limited workforce, more work is being contracted out to subcontractors that was […]
HJ Bosworth Jr speaks with Fox8 News on unfolding Pumps Crisis
Friday Aug 11, 2017 8 a.m. – Civil engineer H.J. Bosworth Jr speaks with Fox8 News’ Rob Krieger on the unfolding pumps crisis in New Orleans at the height of hurricane season. Mr. Bosworth is research director for Levees.org.
Why did the levees fail during Hurricane Katrina? Where’s why.
Founder Sandy Rosenthal prepared this power point for Rosalind Blanco Cook’s autumn semester 2015 class at Tulane University on the subject of the “Politics of Hurricane Katrina.” It’s Levees.org’s pleasure to share it publicly for everyone to see. Because everyone deserves to know. New Orleans Levee Breaches during Hurricane Katrina from Sandy Rosenthal
