The Rachel Maddow Show visited New Orleans on February 5 to help us celebrate the first time the Saints ever went to the Superbowl. It turns out the Saints also won their first Superbowl competition, so WHO DAT? WE DAT!!! Here is a clip from the show about the levees and flood protection system progress. [...]

Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Sherri
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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 Sherri
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