The catastrophic flood-wall failure of 2005 and cover up by the Army Corps of Engineers inspired Sandy Rosenthal to civic activism and a prolific speaking career. She left her full-time job in marketing/copywriting to found the grassroots group Levees.org and focus all of her time and energy on investigations and creating reforms. She serves on the New Orleans Tricentennial Commission. Her service also includes being an invited guest of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Women in Public Service Project, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Transition Team Task Force, and the Transition Team for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.
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In 2005, the world watched in horror as a major American city—New Orleans—was nearly wiped off the map by an epic flood. Newscasters attributed the flooding to a “natural disaster.” But one New Orleanian had her doubts. Words Whispered in Wa... SEE MORE