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Publication Date: July 2006
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Ronald D. Utt
Research Area: Environment
Keywords: Budget; Army Corps of Engineers
Type: Brief
Abstract:
The extensive flooding of New Orleans caused by several breaks in the levee system during Hurricane Katrina led to an extensive debate about the performance of the Army Corps of Engineers in protecting Americans from natural disasters.