What I discovered while serving on the board was that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ruled all things. I can cite countless other examples of the Corps doing things its Corps way, and the opinion of the SLFPA-E be damned. But my amusement arises from the fact that the expertise of SLFPA-E members is irrelevant. Our input is no different today: the present SLFPA-E board operates a levee system designed by the Corps, following strict procedure dictated by the Corps, with no say in the matter. Any group of reasonably honest and intelligent people can comply with the responsibility of maintaining the flood system.