They may not be building up to code

From an article from the Associated Press:

WASHINGTON - Repairs to New Orleans’ levees may be insufficient to protect residents moving back to the devastated city if another hurricane comes before the tropical storm season ends this month, experts and engineers said Wednesday.

Dozens of breaches continue to mar the city’s levee system, including a large seep at the Industrial Canal last week, according to engineering experts who have examined the floodwalls.

Repairs have gotten better in recent days, the experts told a Senate panel investigating floodwall failures after Hurricane Katrina. But the initial rebuilding process was done with little or no engineering guidance and perhaps substandard materials, they said.


Should they stop letting people return? What are the standards exactly? Will this hurrican season wipe out Lousiana? How can they prepare? Is this going to effect our economy and gas prices even more? Is the effort of rebuilding going at it's full potential? I think the relief is going as well as it can. I think people are doing what they can, and trying to get their lives back together. It's just a matter of keeping them safe after the storm.