NOLA.com2dOpinion
Quin Hillyer: Gov. Jeff Landry and Shane Guidry shouldn't gut New Orleans levee board reforms
Opinion: Gov. Jeff Landry and businessman Shane Guidry are busy in trying to reverse reforms that professionalized and ...
NOLA.com10d
New Orleans levee board members quit as Jeff Landry's adviser pursues controversial changes
The wave of resignations risks leaving the flood control agency paralyzed, with hurricane season's start just weeks away.
Louisiana Illuminator19hOpinion
Gov. Landry’s levee board power moves give off a ‘Musky’ reek
So far this month, four members resigned from a New Orleans-area levee board, most of them citing the reversal of reforms ...
Flood Authority East levee board in some disarray after resignations of four members
The “Help Wanted” sign is out at the Southeast Louisiana Flood Authority East, after the resignations of four board members.
New Orleans City Business1mon
High levels on Mississippi River trigger levee inspections in New Orleans
High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday. The river rose above 11 ...
The New York Times1mon
THE BROKEN LEVEES.; HOW THE WORKS WERE CONSTRUCTED BY CONVICT LABOR.
NEW-ORLEANS, Jan 30.--The last Legislature ... passed an act placing all levee work in the hands of James McGinty, and fixing their rates ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...
Scientific American10d
The Nation’s Chief Engineers Turn to Nature to Improve Flood Protection
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncharacteristically been working with nature instead of bulldozing it into submission.
WWNO25d
High levels on Mississippi River trigger levee inspections in New Orleans
High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river ...