Flood Control Organizations

Army Corps of Engineers - New Orleans District

Army Corps of Engineers - Mississippi Valley Division

Orleans Levee Board

Expert Studies

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers post-Katrina report
Extensive post-Katrina report on levee failure detailing faulty levee construction based upon outdated data

Preliminary levee investigation points to structural levee design failure
Report from the University of California - Berkeley.

Center for the Study of the Public Health Impact of Hurricanes
Includes material on hurricanes and coastal issues as well as maps of areas susceptible to flooding.

Books

The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina--the Inside Story from One Louisiana Scientist
By Ivor van Heerden

Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
By Jed Horne

Leveereform.com Press

Potential hazards and benefits for various reform efforts
Levee Reform supports the most effective reform solutions.

Legislation

Levee Reform Legislation
Legislation detailing levee board reorganization in southeast Louisiana.

Miscellaneous

History of the New Orleans drainage system.
Report detailing the historic and technological development of the New Orleans drainage system.

Recap of the recent Louisiana legislative session.

Is consolidation the best solution?
Analysis of potential pitfalls to the effort to simply consolidate levee boards.