Katrina update

Well, after speaking with my mom the other day and hearing her frustration over the levee boards and the drive-by inspections that preceded the disaster, it was good to learn that the White House has finally approved enough money to get something going. A first-page report in today's Tribune covered the matter of the levees, and indicated that the full-blown project will include the destruction of some of the man-made waterways that were part of the problem. From what I understood, flood plains will be allowed to form again so that the shoreline can build itself back. Now I'm praying that a unified board will be put in charge of the project, with scientists and engineers rather than politicians making it up.... Is that too much to ask in Louisiana? I mean, we have corruption in Chicago, too, but things get done for the benefit of the city! Back home, the corruption doesn't yield any public benefit!