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Views of New Con- Sion and Supporting Civil Engineers Working to Struction 13760 Nov06civil 11/3/06 5:12 PM Page 1 IANA SEC THE LOUISIANA IS T U IO O N L CIVIL ENGINEER ACADIANA BRANCH • BATON ROUGE BRANCH NEW ORLEANS BRANCH • SHREVEPORT BRANCH 1914 Journal of The Louisiana Section Volume 15 • Number 1 November 2006 Louisiana Engineering Center | 9643 Brookline Avenue | Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809-1433 | 225.926.1662 FEATURE: Failures in the New Orleans levee system during Hurricane Katrina Introduction NEWS: Welcome Flood protection authorities Home Changing directions Section website Information Opportunity: Journal Congressional Fly-In News Fellowships Calendar Employment FUTURE: Listing / Ads Annual Spring Meeting and Hurricane Relief Conference in Shreveport Awards March 22-23, 2007 Organization Deep South Conference Governance Operations in Ruston Sections March 23-24, 2007 Branches Student Chapters Links Site Map ® Timothy M. 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Structures Secretary-Treasurer Secretary-Treasurer Danny J. Deville, PE Christopher P. Knotts, PE Jeffrey L. Duplantis, PE McKee & Deville Consulting Engineers, Inc. Louisiana DNR SJB Group Geotechnical Past President Director Gavin P. Gautreau, PE Kim M. Garlington, PE Clinton S. Willson, PE Louisiana Transportation Research Center Louisiana DOTD Louisiana State University Environmental Directors-at-Large Director Stephen D. Fields, PE Andre M. Rodrigue, PE Adam M. Smith, EI Water Resources ABMB Engineers, Inc. Owen and White Morris Sade, PE Kurt M. Nixon, PE Associate Director Miraj Envirotek Coyel Engineering Company, Inc. Rudolph A. Simoneaux, III, EI Management Christopher G. Humphreys, PE Louisiana DNR Michael N. Dooley, PE Professional Services Industries, Inc. New Orleans Branch Sigma Consulting Group, Inc. Dax A. Douet, PE President Pipeline C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Inc. Christopher L. Sanchez, PE Roy A. 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(Meg) Adams, PE BRANCH OFFICERS MSA Technical Services Acadiana Branch Director STUDENT CHAPTERS IN THE SECTION President Reid L. Dennis, PE Presidents/Faculty Advisors M. Jamal Khattak, PE Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans LSU Jason Duhon University of Louisiana at Lafayette Past President P. Brian Wolshon, PE President-Elect William H. Sewell, Jr., PE La. Tech Nathan Linhardt Joseph P. Kolwe, Jr., PE Sewell Engineering Luke Lee Civil and Structural Engineers, Inc. Shreveport Branch McNeese Nick Pestello Vice President President Janardanan (Jay) O. Uppot, PE Clint S. McDowell, PE Elba U. Hamilton, EI Southern Kevin Cowan SITE Engineering, Inc. Aillet, Fenner, Jolly and McClelland Yvette P. Weatherton, PE Treasurer President-Elect Tulane Joe Simpson Joshua P. Stutes, PE Rusty L. Cooper, EI John H. (Jack) Grubbs, PE Sellers and Associates, Inc. Alliance, Inc. ULL Justin Peltier Secretary Secretary Emad H.. Habib David J. Girouard, EI J. Cody Goodwin, EI UNO Eric Dallimore C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Inc. Alliance, Inc. Gianna M. Cothern, PE Past President Treasurer Dax A. Douet, PE Jarred C. Corbell, EI C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Inc. Aillet, Fenner, Jolly and McClelland Section Delegates to District 14 Council The Louisiana Section is located in ASCE Zone II, District 14. Miles B. Bingham, PE Timothy M. Ruppert, PE Ralph W. Junius, PE URS Greiner U.S. Army Corps Linfield, Hunter & Junius, Inc. Zone II consists of Districts 6, 7, 9, 10 and 14. District 14 consists Woodward Clyde of Engineers of the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia Sections. THE LOUISIANA CIVIL ENGINEER / NOVEMBER 2006 3 13760 Nov06civil 11/3/06 5:12 PM Page 4 President’s Message By Timothy Ruppert, PE It is with honor and pleasure that I serve as lic safety and investment at risk, civil engi- Louisiana Section President this year. Our neers need to engage local building inspec- Section, established in 1914, has a long history tion and code officials to encourage thor- of protecting the public, promoting the profes- ough and appropriate reviews of new con- sion and supporting civil engineers working to struction. build our great state. • Civil Engineers must speak to the public Without a doubt, 2005 will be remembered about risk, safety and what we as a profes- as a year of trial and disaster. Hurricanes sion are doing to safeguard the public. Katrina and Rita left permanent scars on our Sound engineering can practically remove people, our communities and our memories. The some risks and limit others, but there will damage directly inflicted to the coastal area always be some amount of risk remaining. reverberates throughout the state; everyone in We must speak out about that residual risk Louisiana feels the burden of this disaster. so that the public fully understands the risk But as harsh as Mother Nature has been and they assume and for which they must pre- will be, the people of Louisiana are made of pare. stronger stuff. We have endured nature’s harsh • Our first ethical canon instructs us to hold attention is on the engineering profession. temper for many generations, and we will surely public safety above all other concerns. In I am happy to report that we have already do so for many more. the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and made progress on these issues. For instance, we Readers of this journal know that civil engi- Rita, we must redouble our pledge to uphold are already part of the revised Levee Board neers have a vital role to play in the future of this this ethic. Civil engineers must speak up organization. The ASCE is specifically named state. Engineers will undoubtedly be the ones and speak out on this issue, both in closed as one of the organizations with a seat on the who rebuild the infrastructure, repair the build- project meetings and in public forums.
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