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HOW TRLIA GAINED A FOOT HOLD IN RD 784

Rex Archer wrote 1 week ago: From the December 13, 2005 THREE RIVERS LEVEE IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY letter from Executive Director C … more →

America's broken infrastructure2 comments

jammer5 wrote 2 weeks ago: I watched a special last night on the collapse of this countries infrastructure. They talked about t … more →

Tags: Economics, New technology, Community Organizing, power grid, Infrastructure, Highways, bridges, Repair America, waterways

Daily Five.

Jim Morrow wrote 3 weeks ago: In America, environmental funds are re-appropriated for a war machine. In Louisiana, levees are bust … more →

Tags: Daily Five, Culture, america, Politics, Protest, Environment, UK, gordon brown, military

Corps used the internet to attack its critics

ppjg wrote 4 weeks ago:   Brasscheck TV        news@brasschecktv.com Thousands of people – mostly children, elderly, t … more →

Tags: videos, Brasscheck TV, New Orleans, tax dollars, us corps of engineers

Ma'am or Senator???3 comments

David Kellogg wrote 4 weeks ago: Most of you may have already heard about this story and, to tell the truth, it’s not really a … more →

Tags: Politics, Senator, Barbara Boxer, Brigadier General Michael Walsh, Katrina, hurricane, respect

Four KY Levees Deemed Unacceptable

gabebullard wrote 1 month ago: The Army Corps of Engineers is launching a new safety program for levees. The plan is to cut down an … more →

Tags: Local News, Army Corps of Engineers, Environment, Safety, Flood

Conflicting Demands: Levees and Wetlands

quintascott wrote 1 month ago:   Lima Slough, Lima Lake Drainage District, Adams County, Illinois The Flood of 2008  breached sever … more →

Tags: Louisiana Coast, Hurricane Gustav, hurricane ike, mississippi river, Photography, Hurricane Rita, Flood of 2008, 20855677, Terrebonne

FEMA Formaldehyde Trailer Claims Office2 comments

Kate wrote 1 month ago: Today’s ride took me through the CBD and over toward Mid-City via Tulane Avenue. Tulane is onl … more →

Tags: streets, Buildings, hospitals, New Orleans, Katrina, CBD, Mid-City, fema, canal street

New Orleans Katrina Memorial at Charity Hospital Cemetery1 comment

Kate wrote 1 month ago: The weather was lovely this morning so i got up early and took a nice long bike ride.  A couple of d … more →

Tags: Cemeteries, levees and canals, New Orleans, Katrina, Mid-City, canal street, Charity Hospital Cemetery, New Orleans Katrina Memorial, lakeview

WHY SO LONG?

Rex Archer wrote 2 months ago: It has been stated that the Assessment results will be announced in the June 2 meeting at TRLIA. Whe … more →

From September 14, 2005: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

readjack wrote 2 months ago: On the John A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall Completed on September 14, 2005 It’s amazing what a week of i … more →

Tags: On the John archives, 9/11, washington dc, Chicago, 2004 presidential election, John Kerry, howard dean, Al Gore, New Orleans

INTERNAL FLOODS IN RD 784

Rex Archer wrote 2 months ago: TRLIA says the Goldfields area that Flooded in 1950 is not a worry to them, of course the New Orlean … more →

RECLAMATION DISTRICT 784 IS PROPER AGENCY FOR LEVEE MAINTENANCE2 comments

Rex Archer wrote 2 months ago: In The May 1, 2009 Issue of the Appeal democrat, On the opinion page, RD 784 President Rick Brown an … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

The Katrina Myth: A Failure of the Army Corps of Engineers 3 comments

eriewire wrote 2 months ago: Civil Lawsuit Over Katrina Begins by John Schwartz Published on Tuesday, April 21, 20 … more →

Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, the erie wire, free market, sustainable, sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, Economy, Local

Levees by themselves cannot save New Orleans 1 comment

eideard wrote 2 months ago: Building bigger, stronger levees in New Orleans will not be enough to save the US city from another … more →

Tags: Earth, technology, New Orleans, move, Dams, Diversión, raise homes

USCT Graves at Chalmette National Cemetery1 comment

Kate wrote 2 months ago: Jazz Fest is here in New Orleans, and the weather just couldn’t be better for it. I’m n … more →

Tags: Cemeteries, Festivals, New Orleans, French Quarter, Lower Ninth Ward, St. Bernard parish, St. Claude bike lane, U.S.C.T., Chalmette National Battlefield

Drawbridge Over the Industrial Canal at St. Claude

Kate wrote 2 months ago: Yep, another beautiful day in New Orleans, as evidenced by the sky in this picture. I decided to ta … more →

Tags: Rivers, Neighborhoods, streets, Weather, Transportation, mississippi river, New Orleans, Marigny, St. Claude

Bikes on Lake Pontchartrain at the Tour de Lis1 comment

Kate wrote 3 months ago: I didn’t ride a bicycle for three days in a row.  I can’t remember the last time that ha … more →

Tags: Weather, Nature, Parks, New Orleans, Katrina, Lake Pontchartrain, Tour de Lis, Kansas City, Cultural Studies Association

Overgrown Lot and Decaying Fence at St. Philip and St. Claude1 comment

Kate wrote 3 months ago: Today was hot and humid, a little reminder of what we’ll be in for as summer gets here. I lov … more →

Tags: Neighborhoods, Uptown, mississippi river, New Orleans, Treme, Bywater, Decay, houses, Mississippi River bike path


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