Ida v. Katrina in New Orleans: Fewer People, Better Levees, Smaller Storm Surge September 3, 2021 By Jim Sams Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 made landfall within 50 miles of one other and each carried 150 mph...
Louisiana Island’s Levee Still Waiting for Repairs November 29, 2012 Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Louisiana’s Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system. But Grand...