Showing posts with label Flooding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flooding. Show all posts

17th Street Canal Pumps Fail Inspection

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

NEW ORLEANS – They are the pumps designed to drain flood water in the event of a tropical storm or hurricane. However, some of the pumps at the 17th Street Canal have been pulled out of the site after inspectors discovered problems with six of the hydraulic pumps there. Keep Reading

Landrieu Pushes For Investigation of Corps

Tuesday, August 4, 2009


NEW ORLEANS - Senator Mary Landrieu is asking the Pentagon inspector general for an immediate investigation into a report by WWL-TV and the grass roots group Levees.org alleging intimidation by employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in online forums. Keep Reading