Historic Plaque at Breach Site
This file appears in: 17th Street Canal Levee Breach in 2005
Created and installed for both visitors and residents, a Historic Plaque explains what happened during Katrina and the consequences. Vetted and fact-checked by historians with the Louisiana State Office of Historic Preservation, the plaque is adorned with the beloved state bird. Photo/Roy Arrigo
This file appears in: 17th Street Canal Levee Breach in 2005
17th Street Canal Levee Breach in 2005
In 1965, Hurricane Betsy demonstrated that a major hurricane could overtop the earthen levees of the 17th Street Canal. So the Army Corps of Engineers recommended two cost-effective plans which were 1) raising the height of the canal walls or 2)…