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This list of defunct dental schools in the United States includes former dental schools that had previously awarded either Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. Either one of these degrees was required to practice as a dentist in the United States. [ 1 ]
August 29, 2005 – Although Hurricane Katrina's eye came ashore in lower Plaquemines Parish Louisiana, the resulting storm surge resulted in multiple levee failures in the New Orleans area, flooding approximately 80% of the city, with some places being inundated by more than 15 ft (4.6 m) of water. The failures of the levees were considered ...
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 - The worst river flood in U.S. history caused damage in Louisiana along with other states; Mississippi flood of 1973 - Affected areas around the Mississippi River in Louisiana and other states; May 1995 Louisiana flood - Much of New Orleans flooded after heavy rainfall across South Louisiana
Significant flooding was unfolding in the New Orleans area, forecasters warned. The National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency on Wednesday night for the I-10 corridor in the New ...
Satellite photos of New Orleans taken in March 2004, then on August 31, 2005, after the levee failures. Investigators focused on the 17th Street and London Avenue canals, where evidence showed they were breached even though water did not flow over their tops, indicating a design or construction flaw. Eyewitness accounts and other evidence show ...
(Twitter/@KelliRed) Heavy rain over the past two days has led to flooding across streets in New Orleans, with more than 5 inches of rain being reported in some areas in just 12 hours. As of 1:30 p ...
Lines of thunderstorms ranged far out into the Gulf and battered New Orleans, where as much as 8 inches (18 centimeters) of rain fell over a three-hour period, officials said. Flooding swamps New ...
An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New Orleans From Nature. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. Hardee, Thomas Sydenham (1878). "Topical and Drainage Map of New Orleans and Surroundings From Recent Surveys and Investigations". Civil Engineer. Kendall, John (1922). History of New Orleans. Lewis Publishing Company.