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French Foothold
It was the first time they built a levee to pervent the town from flooding. -
Lousiana Purchase
In this time the biggest flood that had ever occured happened and the land was getting bigger. -
Levees Only Policy
New Orleans is now the 14th largest US city and continues to grow in population. -
Spillways and Sprawl
The Flood Control act was passed saying that the Mississsippi River needs more then levees tio stop all the flooding. -
Hurricane Season
Between 1559 to 1969 a recorded 160 Hurricanes struck Lousisana and from that they made the first Hurricane Protection program for the city/state. -
Modern Times
It was Hurricane Katrina and it killed more then 1,000 people and left many more homeless. This was a huge strom that had huge impacts on everyone.