Tag Archives: new orleans
Law firm felt the love from Levees.org’s supporters
Just about everyone in New Orleans remembers that 3 years ago, just before Christmas, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) threatened Levees.org with a slander lawsuit for creating a spoof of the Army Corps of Engineers’ overly cozy relationship with the ASCE. Folks also remember that the society became an overnight laughing stock, and […]
Jason Berry and Bess Carrick, latest recipients of Levees.org’s Seal of Approval
Jason Berry (American Zombie) and Bess Carrick (Blackbird Media) have collaborated and created an info-packed article about the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court Computer Crash. We bring this to our supporters attention because of the introduction to the piece. “…The consequences of the failure of the levees during Hurricane Katrina was a man-made disaster. Although […]
Mike Grunwald: Katrina was a Man-Made Disaster
Mike Grunwald is arguably the best authority on Corps of Engineers’ water projects and how the federal agency has failed us both physically and economically. For much of Grunwald’s career, he has written on how the Army Corps consistently overstates the economic benefits of its boondoggles while understating risk to life and property. Grunwald once […]
