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Senator Landrieu proposes transforming Corps of Engineers
This morning I participated in Senator Mary Landrieu’s press conference on her CoDel to the Netherlands May 26-29 to which HJ Bosworth Jr and I were invited guests. The Senator restated her praise of how the Dutch people engineer for guaranteed security and she denounced the US Army Corps of Engineers unsustainable “patch and pray” […]
Over 4,000 Petition signatures supporting Ivor van Heerden sent to LSU Chancellor
Last month, in response to public outrage over Louisiana State University’s decision to terminate Dr. Ivor van Heerden, Levees.org posted a petition on its website. This morning, Levees.org sent an excel sheet listing over 4,000 petition signatures to LSU Chancellor Mike Martin in support of Dr. van Heerden. The letter and signatures can be seen […]
Landrieu Leads Second CODEL To Netherlands to Study Dutch Flood Protection
Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., will this month lead the second Congressional Delegation to the Netherlands to study the Dutch integrated water management system. Louisiana and administration officials, including EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, will join Sen. Landrieu to study the world-class water management and flood protection system in the Netherlands, which shares many of Louisiana’s challenges […]
