Civil Defense Control Center
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The command center was constructed near the lakefront in the 1950s to serve as a base of operations.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
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Civil Defense Control Center
In the decade following World War II, the United States formulated a Civil Defense initiative that would attempt to preserve order during a nuclear attack.
In 1950, the Louisiana Legislature created the Civil Defense Agency and authorized each…