Sep
23
2014
Originally posted on The Lens. View original post here.
“Byzantine” is the word members of the nominating committee for the local flood protection authority often use to describe the complicated, multi-layered matrix of qualifications that must be met to fill a vacancy...
Sep
23
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on August 12th, 2014. View original post here.
Gov. Bobby Jindal is trying to appoint people to the regional levee board who oppose its lawsuit against oil and gas companies, but if he had to...
Sep
23
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on August 5th, 2014. View original post here.
The local Flood Protection Authority asked a federal judge Tuesday for an expedited ruling on the constitutionality of a new state law that seeks to kill its...
Sep
23
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on July 16th, 2014. View original post here.
High-dollar legal teams are preparing to spar in federal court over the regional levee authority’s historic lawsuit against oil and gas companies, but a panel of volunteers could pre-empt...
Sep
23
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on July 14th, 2014. View original post here.
When Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a controversial bill retroactively banning the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East from filing lawsuits without his permission, many people thought that would...
Aug
18
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on July 11th. View original post here.
When the Mississippi River broke through its east bank south of Pointe à la Hache on Mardi Gras two years ago, a spirited debate broke out: Was the...
Aug
18
2014
Originally posted on July 8th on The Lens. View original post here.
This spring, P.J. Hahn pleaded with the Legislature and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to provide the remaining $3 million of the $6.5 million he needs to...
Jun
14
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on May 28th, 2014. View original post here.
When it comes to hurricane evacuation, city and state emergency managers have always stressed there is no room for the “better late than never” mentality. Those who...
Jun
14
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on May 21st, 2014. View original post here.
“Got that sinking feeling?”
A set of slides from a recent presentation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration makes clear that the familiar figure of speech isn’t...
Jun
14
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on May 15th, 2014. View original post here.
In the rush to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, Congress told the Corps of Engineers to raise the levees and floodwalls around New Orleans to protect against a...
