Congress bolstered the prospects for building up Louisiana's hurricane protection system to defend against Category 5 storms after a water and energy conference committee agreed on a major spending bill Monday.
The conference report includes a provision calling for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct an analysis and design of a new, stronger storm protection system at full federal expense, said Adam Sharp, a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-New Orleans.
Conference reports usually are approved by both houses of Congress so they can send one uniform bill to the President. Because of her membership on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Landrieu was in Monday's water and energy conference committee. [Read more - WWLTV]
Great blog! I thought you might be interested in this email I received during the Hurricane.
http://thenewneworleans.blogspot.com/2005/11/congressional-hearing-on-levees.html
Also, I am just getting my blog started about rebuilding New Orleans. Any suggestions you might have would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jessie
Posted by: http://thenewneworleans.blogspot.com | November 14, 2005 at 10:36 AM