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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 24 > Levee leak raises fears

Levee leak raises fears

Marshy ground in New Orleans may derail fixes

By Cain Burdeau / The Bulletin
May 24, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — Despite more than $22 million in repairs, a levee that broke with catastrophic effect during Hurricane Katrina is leaking again because of the mushy ground on which New Orleans was built, raising serious questions about the reliability of the city’s flood....

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