Louisiana Coastal Protection Study Falls Short
A new report from the National Research Council (NRC) finds numerous problems with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ followup recommendations for restoring wetlands and protecting southern Louisiana from another Katrina-like disaster.
Among the most worrisome findings in the paper: the Corps’ failure to “consider the potential for structural failure of levees and floodwalls.”
“As a consequence,” the NRC report states, “the true risk to homes and businesses and people behind structures has not been determined.”
