Katrina levee breach won’t get historic listing
By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press
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4 hours ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two sites where levees breached during Hurricane Katrina and led to catastrophic flooding in New Orleans will not be listed on the National Register of Historic Places alongside notable landmarks such as Civil War battlefields and presidential birthplaces, the National Park Service said.The park service rejected a proposal from the advocacy group Levees.Org, which has been pushing for almost two years to have the sites listed Read more [...]