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Jennifer Day of the New Orleans Convention/Visitors Bureau gets the Levees.org Seal of Approval
Jennifer Day, director of communications and public relations for the New Orleans Convention Center and Visitors Bureau gets the Levees.org ‘Seal of Approval’ for remarks she made as keynote speaker Tuesday at the Walton County Tourist Development Council’s 2010 annual meeting. “I know you all have been going through a rough time, but I’m here […]
Why the Corps of Engineers needs to be monitored
In the busy weeks during the Fifth Anniversary of the Worst Civil Engineering Disaster in U.S. History, we somehow missed this excellent sum-up of why we need to be watching the Army Corps of Engineers very carefully. This post written by a local engineer in New Orleans begins with the words: “In the five years […]
Dedication of Historic Plaque set for Monday at 10:30am
On Monday, August 23, at ground zero of the 17th Street Canal in Lakeview New Orleans, Levees.org will unveil its first ever State Historic Plaque. The traditional Louisiana state plaque, complete with an emblazoned and beloved brown pelican, briefly describes the events surrounding the catastrophic breach of the 17th Street Canal during Katrina. The plaque […]
