Justice delayed has turned out not to be justice denied. On November 18, 2009, the Federal District Court in New Orleans ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for the massive flooding of the 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish from poor maintenance on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a navigation channel. [...]

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by joubess
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This ABC news footage is very short and brings up the urban legend that the Lower 9th Ward levee was blown up to save richer neighborhoods. Before I present the video I want to present some facts to keep in mind while watching it. It’s named the “forbidden video” but it should be named the [...]

Posted on May 10th, 2008 by joubess
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