Tag Archives: new orleans
Levees.org logs its one millionth view
On Monday, April 6, 2020, the Levees.org website attained the magic number – one million views! Created on December 3, 2005, the site was originally intended as an educational tool to help the national population understand that the flooding of New Orleans in August 2005 is due to federal levee building mistakes on the part […]
Founder Sandy Rosenthal’s book is #1 New Release on Amazon.com
Founder Sandy Rosenthal’s debut book is now #1 New Release on Amazon.com in Groundwater & Flood Control. The book is titled Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina. Told in the first person, Rosenthal’s book describes her role as a citizen investigator and how––against all odds––she exposed the culprit in the […]
Remembering Jim Lehrer with PBS Newshour
We are saddened to hear about the passing of PBS News Anchor Jim Lehrer. Mr. Lehrer was a visionary who provided substantial and valuable coverage for Levees.org in its earliest years. One example is on June 1, 2006, when corps commander Lt Gen Carl Strock apologized for a major failure in the levee system protecting […]
