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Inmate Evacuation

Elevated roadway strewn with litter and debris, lined with seated evacuees in orange prison jumpsuits, as floodwater submerges the street and buildings in the distance.

Collection

Mary Gehman

View down Broad St. toward Tulane Ave. Inmates from Parish Prison being evacuated.

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Citation

“Inmate Evacuation,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/12538.