Louisiana Senator Faults Army Corps in Work on Flood Prevention

New Orleans still faces serious street flooding in coming storms because the Army Corps of Engineers has fallen behind in repairing the city's hurricane protection system, Senator David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, said in a letter to be sent today to President Bush.

Extensive flooding could occur even in heavy rainstorms, Mr. Vitter said, and a hurricane could have enormous consequences for the restoration of New Orleans. "The threat is, we get significant flooding because of corps failures this hurricane season, and it kills our recovery," he said.

from the NY Times