Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Dutch Dialogues
Dutch Dialogues
The Army Corps of Engineers could learn a few things... Lives are at stake and malfeasance is unbecoming.
The Army Corps of Engineers could learn a few things... Lives are at stake and malfeasance is unbecoming.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Judge: Corps' Negligence Caused Katrina Flooding : NPR
November 18, 2009
NPR's Kathy Lohr Talks About The Decision With Robert Siegel.
Listen:
November 18, 2009
NPR's Kathy Lohr Talks About The Decision With Robert Siegel.
Listen:
Judge: Hurricane Katrina Flooding Was Caused By Army Corps Of Engineers' Negligence
Judge: Hurricane Katrina Flooding Was Caused By Army Corps Of Engineers' Negligence
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval sided with six residents and one business who argued the Army Corps' shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish. He said, however, the corps couldn't be held liable for the flooding of eastern New Orleans, where two of the plaintiffs lived.
Duval awarded the plaintiffs $720,000, but the government could eventually be forced to pay much more in damages. The ruling should give more than 100,000 other individuals, businesses and government entities a better shot at claiming billions of dollars in damages.
The ruling is also emotionally resonant for south Louisiana. Many in New Orleans have argued that Katrina, which struck the region Aug. 29, 2005, was a manmade disaster caused by the Army Corps' failure to maintain the levee system protecting the city.
"Total devastation could possibly have been avoided if something had been done," said Tanya Smith, one of the plaintiffs. "A lot of this stuff was preventable and they turned a deaf ear to it."
The 36-year-old registered nurse anesthetist lived in Chalmette close to the channel when Katrina hit. She was awarded $317,000 in property damages, the most of any of the plaintiffs.
Duval referred to the corps' approach to maintaining the channel as "monumental negligence."
Joe Bruno, one of the lead lawyers for the plaintiffs, said the ruling underscored the Army Corps' long history of not properly protecting the New Orleans region.
more...
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval sided with six residents and one business who argued the Army Corps' shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish. He said, however, the corps couldn't be held liable for the flooding of eastern New Orleans, where two of the plaintiffs lived.
Duval awarded the plaintiffs $720,000, but the government could eventually be forced to pay much more in damages. The ruling should give more than 100,000 other individuals, businesses and government entities a better shot at claiming billions of dollars in damages.
The ruling is also emotionally resonant for south Louisiana. Many in New Orleans have argued that Katrina, which struck the region Aug. 29, 2005, was a manmade disaster caused by the Army Corps' failure to maintain the levee system protecting the city.
"Total devastation could possibly have been avoided if something had been done," said Tanya Smith, one of the plaintiffs. "A lot of this stuff was preventable and they turned a deaf ear to it."
The 36-year-old registered nurse anesthetist lived in Chalmette close to the channel when Katrina hit. She was awarded $317,000 in property damages, the most of any of the plaintiffs.
Duval referred to the corps' approach to maintaining the channel as "monumental negligence."
Joe Bruno, one of the lead lawyers for the plaintiffs, said the ruling underscored the Army Corps' long history of not properly protecting the New Orleans region.
more...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Colo. school to simulate Katrina-style wave damage - WXVT-TV Delta News - More Local News and Weather WXVT.com |
Colo. school to simulate Katrina-style wave damage - WXVT-TV Delta News - More Local News and Weather WXVT.com |
Colo. school to simulate Katrina-style wave damage - WXVT-TV Delta News - More Local News and Weather WXVT.com |
BLOGNOTE:
This is a waste of 2 million.
Levees need to be shielded. Problem solved.
Colo. school to simulate Katrina-style wave damage - WXVT-TV Delta News - More Local News and Weather WXVT.com |
BLOGNOTE:
This is a waste of 2 million.
Levees need to be shielded. Problem solved.
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