Despite the massive devastation caused by Hurricane
Katrina, some Louisiana politicians still don't get it. They
continue to support a broken system favoring their own parochial
interests of dispensing political favors ahead of the public interest for
secure flood protection. Hurricane Katrina
failed to wash away their shame.
For business to have the confidence to return and
residents the will to rebuild, Louisiana must reform its broken system
of patronage laden levee boards with a twenty-first
century model of oversight. Levee Reform believes an informed citizenry can proactively affect change towards an improved
flood protection system for the New Orleans region. To paraphrase
Thomas Jefferson, let these facts be submitted to a candid world.
The current system of levee management
is a proven failure. Recent
"reform" legislation is a canard that does
little to improve the current system of flood protection. A new approach to levee oversight
is needed to ensure a safe and secure future for the entire New Orleans Region.
Levee Reform supports these structural changes:
