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Controversies following Hurricane Katrina (2005)

Levee breaches immediately following Hurricane Katrina

80% of the city of New Orleans and 100% of nearby St. Bernard parish flooded due to levee breaches.

Locations of levee breaches

Estimated property losses

Investigation of levee failure

Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET)

Composition of IPET teams
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) involvement
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) involvement
Conflict of interest claims
Timeline of IPET actions

Other investigations

Team Louisiana investigation report
Independent Levee Investigation Team (ILIT) Report
Boehlert Task Force

The Boehlert Task Force was comprised of an independent panel of experts convened to conduct a peer review of ASCE investigations The review was requested by David Mongan, the President of ASCE.[1]

Suggested areas of improvement
Transparency
Funding
Communication
Potential Conflicts of Interest

Press coverage

In December 2008, the New Orleans CBS affiliate television station publicized an incident in which employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used taxpayer-funded computers to post derogatory blog comments deriding citizen activists' efforts. [2]

  1. ^ http://content.asce.org/files/pdf/BoehlertReport.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl121508tpwoltering.68bf8377.html
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