Tag Archives: new orleans
Dear Rep Ed Legg: New Orleans has mainly a culture of hospitality, not corruption
Ed Legg (D-Kennebunk) an elected official from the State of Maine was in New Orleans two weeks ago and decided that all of us are corrupt including federal Judge Stanwood Duval. In a piece released today he opined that “the front pages of the respected local newspaper, The Times-Picayune, were filled regularly with tales of […]
Pam Dashiell, advocate and friend passes
I am greatly saddened to share the news that Pam Dashiell, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Lower 9th Ward for Sustainable Engagement and Development passed away yesterday morning. This is a loss for Ms. Dashiell’s family, her neighborhood, the city of New Orleans, the state of Louisiana and for the United States of America.
New map shows large sectors of American population are protected by levees
NEW MAP: Levees.org recently discovered (in a FOIA request) that 55% of the nation’s population (156,615,630 people) lives in counties protected by levees. We thought this information so important that we commissioned a researcher to translate the volume of data tables into a easy-to-read map. The result is eye popping. The graphic and accompanying table […]
