New Orleans Hurricane Recovery Efforts

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"We will ensure that New Orleans has a levee and pumping system to protect the city against a 100-year storm by 2011, with the ultimate goal of protecting the entire city from a Category 5 storm." -- President Barack Obama

For nearly six years The U.S. army Corps of Engineers has worked with partners and contractors to design and construct a perimeter system that can defend against the effects of a storm surge that has a one percent chance of happening in any given year. Mary Cochran reports.
More information at www.mvn.usace.army.mil

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  • Thank you for the great video USACE HQ!

  • Good Job Ya'll!  When you are finished, maybe Congress will let you build a Hurricane Flood Protection System around Galveston Island.

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