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> New Orleans tragedy: The 17th street levee was bombed

14 September 2005, 20:19

I lived a block from the breach in the 17th Street Canal. Because I was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis, I walked around the neighborhood on a regular basis. Just before Katina, two lots and the levee were bulldozed in preparation for new homes at the south side of where the breach occurred. Ground cover and part of the levee were removed. Probably, that is why it failed there. — Jimmy Dean