South Lafourche Levee District Executive Director Windell Curole, standing on a levee Jan. 30 near Golden Meadow, is one of several experts who say that after the destruction by Hurricane Betsy in 1965, the focus in New Orleans and other coastal communities appeared to shift from protecting against hurricanes to protecting against flooding caused by rain.
Hurricane protection took a back seat to drainage
By
AMY WOLD
Advocate staff writer
Published: Feb 27, 2006
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