Tag Archives: new orleans
Levees.org: On Judge Stanwood Duval’s ruling
A friend just congratulated me for being part of the reason the federal government must be held responsible for (some) of the flooding on August 29, 2005 in metro New Orleans. “That must be a huge reward for you!” she wrote. To me, the reward is helping the American people understand that the 2005 levee […]
BREAKING: Federal judge rules Corps of Engineers liable for flood damage
In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers’ mismanagement of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage of homes in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Plaintiff attorneys Joe Bruno and Pierce O’Donnell said they expect […]
Boston Globe reporter gets Levees.org “seal of approval”
Reporter Julian Benbow of the Boston Globe gets the Levees.org “seal of approval” for resisting harmful Katrina shorthand, for not saying inaccurately that Katrina flooded New Orleans. “…The storm hit Monday, the levees broke Tuesday….” Indeed, saying Katrina flooded New Orleans would be like saying traffic broke the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis. Both Katrina and […]
