The New Orleans Levee The New Orleans Levee The New Orleans Levee (Newspaper) is a New Orleans-based, American satire publication founded by editor and publisher Rudy Matthew Vorkapic. The "Levee"s motto is, "We Don't Hold Anything Back". The first issue (40,000 copies) debuted on Aug. 29, 2006, exactly one year after the failure of the federal levee system in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. The "Levee" launched as a response to the ongoing failures of local, state and federal governments in the aftermath of the federal levee failures during Hurricane Katrina. "The New Orleans Levee"s stated mission, outlined in the first issue, is "redirect
Hurricane preparedness for New Orleans from the Mississippi River. In 1947, the Fort Lauderdale hurricane struck the New Orleans area. There was moderate wind damage. Flood prevention was largely successful in Orleans Parish, but there was severe flooding in the new East Jefferson suburbs near the Lake. Hurricane Flossy in 1956 resulted in flooding in parts of Eastern New Orleans. Hurricane Betsy in 1965 alerted a new generation to the threat posed by major hurricanes. As radar showed the storm heading for the city, a mandatory evacuation of Eastern New Orleans was declared. The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal channeled storm surge into the metro area.