Flooding estimates are off by 5 feet

"Flooding estimates are off by 5 feetPosted by The Times-Picayune November 16, 2007 9:16PMBy Mark Schleifstein, Staff writer In June, the Army Corps of Engineers proudly announced that new gates and levee repairs meant residents returning to Lakeview and Old Metairie would...

New Orleans neighborhood rescues itself

"NEW ORLEANS - Paul Pablovich was the very picture of a good neighbor as he shoveled debris off the curb and mowed other people's lawns in Lakeview, a middle-class section of town that was swamped with 15 feet of water during Hurricane Katrina and is now a patchwork of gutted...

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