Oct 2, 2013
The 17th Street Canal breach during Hurricane Katrina. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive)
In the terrible days after Katrina, the greatest challenge facing our citizens to rebuild our city was the need for enhanced flood protection - the levee system had failed. Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans was formed with a single focus to reform and consolidate levee boards in Southeast Louisiana. After gathering 53,000 signatures on a petition calling for levee board reform, after a special session of the Legislature and a constitutional amendment approved by 81 percent of voters, the goal of a unified non-political board of scientific experts with a single focus on flood protection was achieved.
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Source: Times-Picayune