Comprehensive Hurricane Protection

1. Comprehensive Hurricane Protection Presented by: South Lafourche Levee District

6. Alexandria Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles New Orleans Cocodrie 2600 B.C. - 1600 B.C. Teche 1900 B.C. - 700 B.C. St. Bernard 800 B.C. - 300 B.C. Lafourche 65 A.D. - 1300 A.D. Modern 900 A.D. - PRESENT Ancient & Modern Courses of the Mississippi River

7. Major Mississippi River Deltaic Lobes

42. From Canal St. at Mississippi River to the Lakefront at U.N.O. City of New Orleans Ground Elevations LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN B A NEW ORLEANS FLOODWALL ALONG RIVER 30 30 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MISSISSIPPI HURRICANE PROTECTION LEVEE & FLOODWALL A 20 23 FT 20 B 18 FT PROJECT FLOWLINE 17.5 FT AVG ANNUAL HIGHWATER 14 FT SPH DESIGN ELEV 11.5 FT 10 10 NORMAL LAKE 1.0 FT LEVEL GENTILLY ELEVATIONS IN FEET NGVD RIDGE 0 0 UNO RIVER BANK -10 -10 LAKE CATHEDRAL PONTCHARTRAIN SHORE -20 CANAL ST AT RIVER DERBIGNY AT I-10 -20 ST. ANTHONY AT GENTILLY BLVD ESPLANADE AT WAINRIGHT DR WAINRIGHT DR AT L.C. SIMON DILLARD UNIV UNO SIDE OF WILDAIR DR ST. CLAUDE ST. LOUIS AT ALLEN CAMPUS MISSISSIPPI

45. Conveyance channel to build “third delta”

46. Sometimes fishermen stretch the truth about the size of their catch…

47. But not in Louisiana!