From: "Mark" 

Well, at least that sounds a little more sensible on the surface of it,
i.e. parish (1) might have 3 levees under the same board and parish (2) 5
levees etc. But the reality is it only sounds more sensible as each parish
affects the others if their own levees break.

"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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> From what I've read each parish ( county ) has its own levee board .
> Historically the levee boards seems to have sprung up to protect the local
> town / community.
>
> Bob Lewis
>
> "Mark"  wrote in message
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>> According to Rush today, not only that Gary, but *each* levee has its own
>> board, so if levee board (1) decides to do somethingl; levee board (2)
>> right next to them may not do it. Weird, deadly.
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:431f3b71$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Bob, the article said quite clearly that it was a local levee board that
>>> was
>>> responsible for maintenance.  Usually the way it works when the corp of
>>> engineers is involved is that the corp of engineers approves the plans
>>> for
>>> construction/re-construction/maintenance but they don't actually do the
>>> work
>>> on property not owned by the feds.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote
in message
>>> news:431f3038$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> I seems that New Orleans 'owns' the levees but the Corp of Engineers
>>> manages
>>>> them. I really wish the article included some of the background
>>> information
>>>> on the relationship. SO far I have not been able to find
much on that,
>>>>
>>>> Bob Lewis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Glenn Meadows" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:431f21b9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> > Interesting new info to add to the "stew"
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9232666/site/newsweek/
>>>> >
>>>> > Plenty of Blame to Go Around
>>>> > The Feds may have fallen down on funding for levee
maintenance, but
>>>> > New
>>>> > Orleans officials could have issued bonds to make up
the difference
>>>> >
>>>> > WEB-EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY
>>>> > By Charles Gasparino
>>>> > Newsweek
>>>> > Updated: 12:30 p.m. ET Sept. 7, 2005
>>>> > Sept. 7, 2005 - President Bush, Homeland Security chief Michael
>>>> > Chertoff
>>>> > and a host of federal officials deserve much of the
intense criticism
>>>> > they've been under for failing to leap into action
when Hurricane
>>>> > Katrina's destruction brought on human misery and lawlessness,
>>> especially
>>>> > in New Orleans.
>>>> >
>>>> > .......[read more at the above link]
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> >
>>>> > Glenn M.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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