already knew, was that the story of the corps of engineers new orleans is not a parochial story. the corps of engineers pretty much functions the same way around the country, a lot of cities have been told that their levee systems are in danger, that a new orleans-like event could occur, namely sacramento and dallas. and with regard to the river, the corps did a good job of leveeing the river. this was an earlier version of the corps where they used to do their own work before they became contract managers and just contract out the work. but by put ing the river in narrower boundaries than the river used to have used to enjoy when it could flood at will, they have succeeded, i think, according to most authorities in producing a river that flows faster and higher and maybe