Hurricane Betsy

Date Range

September 1965 – September 1965

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