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Shrinking post-Katrina levees need $1B in upgrades

NEW ORLEANS — Two things are important to understand about the $14.6 billion flood protection fortress built around metro New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The system of 350 miles of flood walls and levees in five parishes is slowly sinking, losing height while sea levels rise and potential storm …

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