New Orleans' slow recovery

As President Bush gets a look at reconstruction efforts in New Orleans, critics are saying the Army Corps of Engineers is taking shortcuts in its rebuilding of the city's levees.

Guests

• Christopher Hallowell: Professor of journalism at the City University of New york and author of "Holding Back the Sea: The Struggle for America's Natural Legacy on the Gulf Coast."
• Chris Kromm: Director of the Institute for Southern Studies. The institute recently released the report "The Mardi Gras Index: The State of New Orleans by Numbers Six Months After Katrina."
• Ivor van Heerden: Associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Louisiana State University and deputy director of the Louisiana Hurricane Center.

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Resources

• The Institute for Southern Studies
• Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch
• The Mardi Gras Index
• About Christopher Hallowell
• Center for the Study of the Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes