Hurricane Betsy

Date Range

1965-09/1965-09

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