Hurricane Betsy
Date Range
September 1965 – September 1965
Title
Hurricane Betsy
What occurred
Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans and despite there being no major levee break the city still faced huge amounts of flooding due to it being a bowl and having the drainage systems over capacity. Since the levees had shaped New Orleans into a bowl, drainage pumps had become crucial for the continued existence of the city.
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
Image Citation
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/louisiana/a-terrifying-deadly-storm-struck-louisiana-in-1965-and-no-one-saw-it-coming/
Student name(s)
Cordell Owsley
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