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To: KLP who wrote (135877)	8/31/2005 6:34:04 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793843

LB, have you or has anyone heard when the last time the levee's were reinforced? Nope

To: KLP who wrote (135877)	8/31/2005 6:51:44 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 793843

I was preoccupied so wasn't paying as much attention as I'd like, but I did hear that NO and area has been slowly sinking. I think the reporter said 4' in the last 80 yrs.

To: KLP who wrote (135877)	8/31/2005 7:27:27 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

The levee system is quite complex. The newer levees if I recall correctly were on 5 year maintenance schedules, but the subsidence has required them to be maintained on a yearly basis. A state official once told me that the levees now require constant maintenance. Long story short, an expensive proposition to do it right. And the funding is simply not there.