Katrina is still being adjudicated. Homeowners were disappointed by a ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. He called the Corps design of the levee system "tragically flawed" but ruled that he could not hold the Corps or its contractor, Washington Group International, responsible for breaches that flooded the Lower 9th and a St Bernard neighborhood.

News reports that minor flooding is imminent on the upper Mississippi river coupled with a wet spring across the Midwest suggests we'll have to keep a close eye on the river this year. NOAA is forecasting a 65% chance of minor flood stage being reached in Louisiana however only a 5% chance of major flood stage.