The Corps of Engineers, FEMA and several regional parish officials, including Parish President Billy Nungesser, provided testimony on the response and on-going recovery from Hurricane Isaac at the September 25 U.S. Senate Field Hearing in Gretna. The hearing was led by chair of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee, Mary Landrieu and other federal legislators including Senator [...]

Although both parties are split on where the blame lies for the lack of progress on the Braithwaite to White Ditch back levee, former Councilchair Don Beshel and Parish President Billy Nungesser both agree that even if it were completed, a 12 foot back levee would not have been much help in the face of [...]