Recently, in a letter in this publication, writers Paul Kemp and Ivor van Heerden stated the pre-Hurricane Katrina levee boards gave the Army Corps of Engineers a 40-year pass on the “never quite finished flood defenses” put in place after Hurricane Betsy.
This statement was made in the context of Gov. Jeff Landry’s meddling with the post-Katrina levee authorities east and west created after Katrina.
Because the flooding was so catastrophic, it’s worthwhile to get the facts straight, starting with the Orleans Levee Board…