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A dead fish left in the street from Hurricane Katrina flood water. New Orleans. This image…

A decomposed fish lies atop a textured concrete surface with metal grating, caught in dappled light and shadow, left behind by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters in New Orleans.

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Do You Know What it Means

A dead fish left in the street from Hurricane Katrina flood water. New Orleans.

This image was collected in a workshop with students from the Mount Carmel Academy in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans. The Mount Carmel Academy is a private, Catholic secondary school for girls in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is conducted by the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who have educated young ladies in New Orleans since 1833.

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Item 27482

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“A dead fish left in the street from Hurricane Katrina flood water. New Orleans. This image…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/27482.

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