In response to public outrage over Louisiana State University's decision to fire hurricane expert Ivor van Heerden, Levees.org is announcing a rally at LSU's Health Sciences Center in downtown New Orleans.

10am Thursday April 16
In front of the Ische Library at LSU Health Science Center
433 Bolivar Street - one half block off Tulane Ave

Dr. van Heerden led a team of independent geotechnical engineers who investigated the levee failures in metro New Orleans after Katrina. Van Heerden was openly critical about the design and construction mistakes by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Observers believe that has caused LSU officials to worry that federal funding might be put in jeopardy.

Since our phones are ringing off the hook and our email boxes are filled with messages from people who are angry, we have decided to respond by hosting a rally so people can be heard. People want to do something to protest LSU's action.

This action means south Louisiana will lose its only independent expert voice on hurricane and flooding issues.

Mark your calendars, and I hope you can attend this important event.

Want to do more?

Please view, comment and rate on this YouTube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phCYwi3XgQ4


Thank you,
Sandy Rosenthal
Founder, Levees.org
www.levees.org



For a very good summary on why Dr. van Heerden got canned - and why that is a travesty - please see this excellent article in today's Times Picayune by staff writer Bob Marshal.
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1239714610325230.xml&coll=1