Levee

moment the vibrant city of New Orleans was no more. While on foot, surveying the damages in Lakeview, he stumbled upon Bob Chick a sixteen-year resident salvaging a few items from his home, which was under eight feet of water for two weeks when the levee broke. The next few days he cautiously travelled tracing the stained water line…

Lasting from 1789 to 1799, the French Revolution had a momentous impact beyond its immediate short-term goals. For the French revolutionaries, the war was an effort against the aristocratic privilege and monarchical tyranny that prevailed in the 18th century, but in the years to come, others engaged in warfare would acknowledge that the Revolution’s implications extended these aims. While historians disagree on how to interpret the long-term success of the French Revolution, it is indisputable…

Katrina made its second and third landfalls in the Gulf Coast area on August 29, 2005 as a Category three hurricane. A neighborhood TV channel reported New Orleans was encountering broad flooding due to a few levee breaks, the city was without electricity, and there were a few cases of massive damage in the area. In brief timing, whole neighborhoods were engulfed in water. Due the rapid flooding, numerous residents became stranded, long after Hurricane Katrina had passed, and could be seen on…

natural disasters. The most predominant and frequent one is hurricane. This is a life threatening disaster that has caused plethora of harm to the inhabitants of Louisiana, in particular New Orleans. George L. Sills, article “Overview of New Orleans Levee Failures” speaks about the protective system that was put in place to stop Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (Sills, 2009, para. 4). On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina had struck the southeast of Louisiana. The protocol that was initiated to…

input. First, Cooper & Block (2006) annotate the issue of the drainage system for the major canals as poorly engineered with a levee system constructed for cost efficiency rather than structural integrity. These foundational flaws were no secret, but the red flag was never waived to tackle these issues. Moreover, we are introduced to the for profit mentality of the levee board and an engineer corps that focuses on wasteful and unfinished projects.…

radios had full charged batteries in them, and to sec,ure small boats immediately.Water was coming from the direction of the levee and consequently we had to pile in my husbands boat. Powerful currents caused it to take all night to get to the next block by boat. We were able to finally take shelter in the top story of a friend’s house but the water kept…

died in 1980, the band broke up. The whole band is still alive today, except for Bonham. John Bonham was the greatest drummer for many reasons. First, he had a great feel for the drum kit. He really gets deep into the groove in the song, “When The Levee Breaks.” He also had great patterns on his song, “Good Times Bad Times.” Many songs made him famous. “Good Times Bad Times” is one of the many songs that made him a drumming legend. He also became known for his astonishing rhythm on his song,…

I’m writing about the navigation lock in the Atchafalaya River. In 1977, Sidney A. Murray Jr., the mayor of Vidalia, questioned the use of hydroelectric power to help reduce rapidly escalating electricity rates. It ended up with the construction of the world’s largest prefabricated power plant structure. Construction of the 192-megawatt, $520-million power plant began in 1985. Earlier plans allowed the foundation and associated works to be built in the dry at the actual project site, just…

The problem was identified, however, the priority was never to improve the existing system. This was not just Mayor Nagy’s, Governor Blanco, or the Federal government’s number one concern. Failure of the levee system is an example of poor cooperative governance. In comparing another public works project, Bill Gibson faced attempting to create a public sewer system in a poor community. He understood development of a new sewer system would benefit all stakeholders:…

old sidemen, Cuter, Toledo, and Slow Drag – and the younger Levee. Cutler, the trombonist and guitar player, is the "most sensible," with a playing style that is "solid and almost totally unembellished"; Toledo, the pianist, "recognizes that limitations are an extention of "himself "and "his insights" are though-provoking"; and slow drag, the bassist, is "deceptively intelligent, though, as his name implies, hne appear to be slow." Levee is more flamboyant and "somewhat of a buffoon," with a…