| Tale of Two Levees: MRGO, Louisiana and Wood River, Illinois 3 days ago by quintascott The following quotation from my upcoming book, The Mississippi, explains the vulnerability of levees: “As massive as they are, levees are fragile come floodtime. Leave a stick in the levee during construction, when it rots, it creates a cavity, weakening the levee. Let a small animal or crawdad burr ... Quinta Scott's Weblog - quintascott.wordpress.com · Rank: 177,323 · 3 references | | "insouciance, myopia and shortsightedness" 3 days ago by oyster Commenter joejoejoe checks in and alerts us to some specific excerpts from the recent ruling of interest. Joejoejoe writes: === If you get a chance, read through pages 147-150 in the judge's ruling against ACoE. (189 page PDF here) A few choice excerpts... pg. 148 It is the Court’s opinion that the ... Your Right Hand Thief - righthandthief.blogspot.com · Rank: 10,791 · 175 references | | Corps of Engineers Loses MRGO Lawsuit 3 days ago by Erich Rapp United States District Judge Stanwood Duval, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has found the federal government through the Army Corps of Engineers liable for their negligent maintenance of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) allowing flooding damage ... Louisiana Coastal Wetlands ... - louisianacoastalwetlands.com · 1 reference | |