Nov 19, 2009
Governor Jindal Issues Statement on Federal Court's Ruling of the Army Corps of Engineers' Failure To Properly Operate and Maintain The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet

BATON ROUGE - Today, Governor Bobby Jindal issued the following statement regarding the ruling by U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. that the Army Corps of Engineers’ was directly responsible for flood damage to portions of the New Orleans region following Hurricane Katrina because of their failure to properly operate and maintain water resources projects in Louisiana:

“This ruling highlights the fact that Hurricane Katrina’s damage was exacerbated by the failure of the Corps of Engineers to properly operate and maintain water resources projects in Louisiana. There are very real and human implications of the failure to quickly solve challenges and address vulnerabilities in our hurricane protection system. I hope this decision will serve as a catalyst for the Corps, Congress and the Administration to aggressively move forward on hurricane protection and coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana.” 

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