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Katrina Flooding Blamed On Negligence
Federal judge rules Army Corps of Engineers negligence caused flooding
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* FILE **A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration infrared satellite images shows the outer bands of Hurricane Katrina, well ashore on the northern Gulf coast and the center of the storm about 165 miles, south-southeast of New Orleans in this Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, file photo. A lively and sometimes scrappy debate on whether global warming is fueling bigger and nastier hurricanes like Katrina is adding an edge to a gathering of forecasters here. A study released Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, by government scientists was the latest point of contention. (AP Photo/NOAA, File)
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Wednesday, Nov. 18
A federal judge has ruled the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ruled in favor of residents alleging the Army Corps' oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish.
Many have argued that Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, was a manmade disaster caused by the Army Corps' failure to maintain the levee system protecting New Orleans.
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