This news from New Orleans — the government has announced the reconstruction of New Orleans’ levees will cost around $10 billion dollars — nearly three times more than originally forecast. The higher costs mean several Gulf Coast areas may not be protected when hurricane season begins in two months. Louisana Democratic Congressmember Charlie Melancon criticized the revised cost, saying: “Now all of a sudden they say they made a $6 billion mistake?” The news comes as the Bush administration announced Thursday it may take up to 25 years to repair New Orleans.