Lakefront "Seawall"
In the 1930's the Orleans Levee Board completed a levee protection and land development project along Lake Pontchartrain's south shore. A stepped seawall was built and behind it 2000 acres of land were filled in with soil dredged from the lake. The new land stretched to today's Robert E. Lee Blvd. Today the seawall has sunk and 19 foot levees across Lakeshore Dr. protect the city from Lake Pontchartrain storm surge.
Photo Caption
Looking east from Bay 95E. showing difference of wave action against vertical steel sheet piling as against wave action on completed step section. Feb. 9th 1931, High N.W. wind. Gage 21.80
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 30° 1.625′ N, 90° 6.79′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Lake Shore - Lake Vista. It can be reached from Lakeshore Drive half a mile south of Robert E. Lee Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8001 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans LA 70124, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Basin Canal (a few steps from this marker); Lake Pontchartrain and the Pontchartrain Basin
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More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the New Canal Lighthouse. The lighthouse grounds are free to walk and enjoy. The current 2020 Lighthouse is a museum, and a fee is charged for entry.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,954 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
