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Author: Sandy Rosenthal and H.J. Bosworth, Jr.

Maintaining independence in levee-board appointments

June 14, 2025 Updated June 14, 2025
As legislators debate changes to levee boards, it’s worth remembering why the levee boards were reformed, what remains undone - AND that all evidence shows that the pre-Katrina Orleans Levee Board was not at fault.

Keeping Politics Out of Flood Protection

July 10, 2024 Updated July 10, 2024
The writers, from levees.org, believe that Gov. Jeff Landry is acting against the intent of post-Katrina legislation meant to take politics out of the state’s flood-protection boards.

Don’t jeopardize CPRA’s success

March 19, 2024 Updated March 19, 2024

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