Here's the deal, Saws... The Army Corps of Engineers were funded to rebuild the levee and pump systems to keep the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain out of New Orleans... That is where the "federal" responsibility officially ended for the Corps...

However, having learned a few things from Katrina where the "federal" response was dismal the Army Corps under the command of Col. Edward R. Fleming worked closely with FEMA in assisting New Orleans with various problems with levees that were built by the state and local governments... That is what FEMA is supposed to do... That's why we have FEMA... It's for situatuins where the state and local resources aren't sufficient to address a major disaster...

Now, I'll say this: I would be more than willing to have a penny out of every dollar I pay in taxes to go toward funding further work by the Corps inside the city so places like Plaquemines Parish... I'd even pay a little more taxes to achieve that... I mean, New Orleans is a national treasure... There is no other city anything like it...

B~