I heard...that each levee has its own governing board
You heard correct. The 'boards' are the political mechanisms by which the patronage (aka payoff) gravy is ladled.
Corruption taken to an art form.
The DU exchange(s)- hilarious....until reality reminds me that those are real people!!
Then the exchanges become scary ....
Yeah, I'm constantly shaking my head in disbelief when I scroll through DU threads. Sometimes I think it's all an elaborate spoof site put together by some clever conservative with a devilish sense of humor. But how could anyone be so consistently funny? It boggles the mind!