| Katrina Recovery |
| before and now |
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| Demolition |
| We now provide you with a traditional City Tour combined with a Katrina component. Our 3 hour tour provides sufficient time for both, as we feel it is important to show you the recovery process taking place in our city. (see Brad Pitt page) We show you the devastation as well as the new engineering (including new flood gates and armored levees) that protected New Orleans from Hurricane Gustav's winds and storm surges. The tour includes a complete narrative of the Katrina experience, including personal stories that compliment the Katrina sights visited during the tour. |
| new gates and levees |
| Musician's Village upper 9th ward |
| before and now |
We visit the Brad Pitt "Make it Right" project in the lower 9th ward. 150 homes will be built for former residents of this low income neighborhood. Our tour shows the progress of this project. |
| A Brad Pitt "Make it Right" home shown on our tour |
| new Safe House for pump operators |
| Hurricane Gustav Image (click here) view Gustav page |
| The new "T" wall on the levee of the 9th wards industrial canal is 12' (4 meters) high. The new design is far superior to the former "I" wall construction. (shown on our Dixie Tour) |
| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has recently announced plans to spend $700 million on the construction of gates and barriers along the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet shipping channel (MR GO) and the Industrial Canal. |
