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.
17th Street Canal Floodwall. . 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.
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.
Location. 30° 1.066′ N, 90° 7.235′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in West End. Marker 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.
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
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2016. This page has been viewed 997 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
