Army Corps Of Engineers Blamed For Hurricane Katrina

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Story Created: Nov 19, 2009 at 7:42 AM CST

Story Updated: Nov 19, 2009 at 7:48 AM CST

A federal judge has ruled the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel, led to massive flooding by Hurricane Katrina.

In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Standwood Duval Ruled in favor of residents, who claim the Army Corps's oversight of the Mississippi River- Gulf Outlet, led to the flooding of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish.

Wednesday's (November 18) ruling just says what New Orleans' residents have been saying since the storm hit on August 29, 2005, was a man made disaster caused by the Army Corps' failure to maintain the levee system protecting the city.

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