70 abandoned vessels pound flood walls during Gustav

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday concluded that Southern Scrap was responsible for every one of about 70 vessels that got loose in the Industrial Canal during Hurricane Gustav and began a formal investigation into...

High River puts New Orleans on Alert

"by Sheila Grissett and Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune, Thursday March 20, 2008, 9:06 PM Recent heavy rains in the Midwest, combined with the last melting winter snows, will swell the Mississippi River to an expected crest at 16.5 feet in New Orleans by April 9, high...

Federal judge rules flood victims can't sue Corps

"Wednesday January 30, 2008, 3:03 PM, By Susan Finch, Staff writer, Times-Picayune Thousands of homeowners who sued the Army Corps of Engineers over flooding of their property when three New Orleans drainage canal levees failed after Hurricane Katrina are out of luck...

Katrina victims fight gov't inaction; file suit

Surely a landmark suit; if anyone knows anything about this story, or knows someone in on the lawsuit, please keep us informed! Why, for example, was a permit issued 23 years ago never put to action? Who didn't...

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