West End in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

17th Street Canal Floodwall

March 4, 2016

1. 17th Street Canal Floodwall Marker

Inscription. On August 29, 2005, a federal floodwall atop a levee on the 17th Street Canal, the largest and most important drainage Canal for the city, gave way here causing flooding that killed hundreds. This breach was one of 50 ruptures in the Federal Flood Protection System that occurred that day. In 2008, the US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana placed responsibility for the floodwall's collapse squarely on the US Army Corps of Engineers; however, the agency is protected from financial liability in the Flood Control Act of 1928.

Erected by Levees.org.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is August 29, 2005.

Location. 30° 1.066′ N, 90° 7.235′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in West End. It is at the intersection of Bellaire Drive and Stafford Place, on the right when traveling south on Bellaire Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Metairie LA 70005, 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 (approx. ¾ mile away); Southern Yacht Club (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lakefront "Seawall" (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Point

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Lake Pontchartrain and the Pontchartrain Basin (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lake Pontchartrain (approx. 1.4 miles away); Jefferson Parish (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fort St. John (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

March 4, 2016

2. 17th Street Canal Floodwall Marker

17th Street Canal Floodwall Pumps image. Click for full size.

March 4, 2016

3. 17th Street Canal Floodwall Pumps

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2016. This page has been viewed 2,634 times since then and 181 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.