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Uncle Bernard and cousin Roy of Sharell Warren. This photo was taken on the 2400 block of…

Two men stand in a flooded street with a dog, water reaching their shins, utility poles and houses lining the submerged road behind them.

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Do You Know What it Means

Uncle Bernard and cousin Roy of Sharell Warren. This photo was taken on the 2400 block of Flood Street in the lower ninth ward, New Orleans, 1970's.

This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.

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Item 26753

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“Uncle Bernard and cousin Roy of Sharell Warren. This photo was taken on the 2400 block of…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26753.

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