NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the failure of levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval acknowledged Wednesday that the agency failed to properly safeguard the city, but he ruled that the Corps was protected by the Flood Control Act of 1928. It shields the federal government from liability when flood control projects fail.

Baton Rouge, La. (ASCE-LA) - The Section was notified by letter dated December 14, 2007 that its $13,900 in grant proposals for the national ASCE State Public Affairs Grant (SPAG) program were eligible to receive partial funding up to $12,500.