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Levee breaches in the federally built Hurricane Protection System and the resulting flooding that occurred on August 29, 2005 in the New Orleans vicinity On Monday, August 29, 2005, there were over 50 failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana , and its suburbs following passage of Hurricane Katrina .
New Orleans Arena on August 16, 2006, the day of the premiere of the film.. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts is a 2006 documentary film directed by Spike Lee about the devastation of New Orleans, Louisiana following the failure of the levees during Hurricane Katrina.
A woman walks her dog along the levee beside the flood wall on the Metairie side of the canal, November 11, 2005. In the background to the right, ongoing repairs in the breach on the New Orleans side can be seen. The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans.
After a $14 billion upgrade to New Orleans' levees, the Army Corp of Engineers is shelling out more money to study the system after revealing a combination of subsidence, weak soil and sea level ...
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, the city went to work on building a $14.5 billion system of gates, flood walls and levees that would protect it against another once ...
That's the lesson we've learned from the investment in the levees," said Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy. New Orleans' $15 billion levee held. But another problem looms, experts say.
The city of New Orleans is located in the Mississippi River Delta on the east and west banks of the Mississippi River and south of Lake Pontchartrain.The city was originally settled on the natural levees or high ground, along the river.
The reconstruction of New Orleans refers to the rebuilding process endured by the city of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the city on August 29, 2005. The storm caused levees to fail , releasing tens of billions of gallons of water.