In this case I hope I am wrong. I know there are levee boards all over Louisiana, having lived there off and on for about 10 years. However, I also know that the Corp of Engineers has a lot of responsibility also and especially for the spillways.
I was referring to an article in a Phildephia paper, which I linked to, and that is what they said. I prefer you to be right but I am not optimistic.
My guess is the the Corps of Engineers maintains the levees on navigable waters, the the one causing all the trouble is not on the river.
At any rate, it is scores of local governments over many decades that have made really bad decisions about the the Mississippi. they have built a house of cards.
My source was an interview on FOX with a Cotps engineer. The reporter intimated the levees were their responsibility, and the officer VEHEMENTLY dispelled that notion. He named the responsible entity, but I don't remember it's name.