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Judge Rules Corps Negligence Caused New Orleans Flooding
A federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ negligence caused massive flooding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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NEW ORLEANS (November 19, 2009)--A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ruled late Wednesday in favor of residents who alleged the Army Corps' shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish.
Many have argued that Katrina, which struck the region Aug. 29, 2005, was a manmade disaster caused by the Army Corps' failure to maintain the levee system protecting the city.
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Posted by: Gary
Location: Clifton
on Nov 25, 2009 at 11:15 AM
And I suppose that the hurricane was also man made. Not to mention that parts of the city are below sea level.
Posted by: Jim
Location: Cove
on Nov 20, 2009 at 10:58 AM
I would be interested in how many time the CORPS requested funding for those Seawalls and flood control and how many times congress said no.
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