Map of Seawall and Flooding Limits along the Lakefront
WWL-TV Collection
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: News
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 1967-03-24
Duration: 00:59:00
Subjects: Boggs, Hale, 1914-1972 | Edwards, Edwin W. | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN | St. Charles Parish, Louisiana | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | New Orleans East | Seabrook Lock | Hurricanes | seawall | flooding
Description
Silent footage of Edwin Edwards showing a flooding prevention map of the Lakefront to a delegation led by Hale Boggs. The map shows the seawall and flood limits of St. Charles Parish, Jefferson Parish, New Orleans, Chalmette, Citrus, and New Orleans East. A portion of the map highlights the Seabrook Lock.