Landmark suit charges government negligent in Hurricane Katrina disaster

A federal civil suit began yesterday in New Orleans that charges that the Army Corps of Engineers contributed to post-Hurricane Katrina destruction by building and operating a poorly-designed water channel. Six area residents contend that the navigation channel, known as MR-GO, played a catastrophic role in the flooding of New Orleans when the levees broke in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and they’re seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. But the suit’s outcome could also mean that some 400,000 New Orleans residents may have a case in their claims as well. FSRN's Melinda Tuhus reports from New Orleans.