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1 Feb 2008, 10:16 am
In the end, then, while the district court had harsh words for the manner in which the federal government constructed and maintained the levee and canal system, it granted the defense motion to dismiss the claims against the government. [read post]
4 Feb 2008, 3:20 pm
Not only did Michael Brown and FEMA fail to respond to the natural disaster in a timely matter and then with too little, too late wrapped in red tape, but a recent court decision also landed a heavy hit.Federal District Court Judge Stanley Duval, Jr. issued his decision on a series of class actions filed against Louisiana's Enemy Number One, the United States Army Corps of Engineers: they're not liable to the citizens of New Orleans for the… [read post]
1 May 2007, 1:23 am
From New Orleans City Business:The chronic under-funding of Louisiana's indigent defense system reached critical mass two weeks ago when Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Arthur Hunter ordered the release of 42 individuals with pending felony charges. [read post]
1 May 2007, 5:13 pm
I was in New Orleans three days after Katrina smashed the levees to bits and the city flooded. [read post]
7 May 2010, 12:39 am
Did an unsecured barge cause the New Orleans levee break during Hurricane Katrina? [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 6:25 am
District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr.'s ruling that the flooding of areas within New Orleans was the direct fault of the Army Corps of Engineers inability to develop and execute proper water resource projects within Louisiana. [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 5:58 am
The district court dismissed the claims, and plaintiffs appealed. [read post]
2 Aug 2007, 8:43 am
No one should be surprised that the United States Court of Appeals today reversed the decision of the Louisiana District Court on whether losses occasioned by rising water in New Orleans was the result of a "flood" and thus excluded from coverage under several different forms of "flood" exclusion. [read post]
2 Aug 2007, 8:43 am
No one should be surprised that the United States Court of Appeals today reversed the decision of the Louisiana District Court on whether losses occasioned by rising water in New Orleans was the result of a "flood" and thus excluded from coverage under several different forms of "flood" exclusion. [read post]
20 Aug 2012, 7:56 pm
The checkpoint will include troopers from State Police Trooop B, deputies from theJefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department and officers from the East Jefferson Levee District Police Department. [read post]
3 Mar 2017, 11:54 am
Bernard Parishes, sued 97 oil and gas companies in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 8:29 am
Duval Jr. of Federal District Court. [read post]
3 Sep 2015, 4:28 am
The breach of the levees protecting New Orleans resulted in 80 percent of the city submerged in floodwaters. [read post]
6 Jun 2007, 5:02 pm
Circuit Court of Appeals judges who will rule on the case involving New Orleans homeowners and insurance companies, has promised a quick ruling. [read post]
31 Jan 2008, 7:53 am
The only remaining defendants are the Orleans Parish Levee Board and the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 8:01 am
“There will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth,” predicted Emile Bruneau, a former legislator who represented a district in New Orleans. [read post]
6 Jun 2007, 6:21 am
District Court Judge Stanwood R. [read post]
13 Aug 2007, 10:35 am
The officer followed in his Levee District sport utility vehicle, and it appeared that the youth was going to jump a fence, Caraway said. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 1:22 pm
As explained by the Appeals Court, decades ago, the Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) dredged the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a shipping channel between New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as levees alongside the channel and around the city. [read post]
6 Dec 2006, 7:58 pm
Part II of my post takes up the idea of "policy catastrophes": To get a grip on the idea of a policy catastrophe, consider these examples: 1) Collapse and government bailout of savings and loan institutions in the 1980s.2) Destruction of the space shuttles Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003).3) 9/11 terrorist attacks.4) Inundation of New Orleans in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina due to failure of levees and subsequent inadequate government response. [read post]
