The infamous new levee, which should have been completed by today. Lower 9th Ward, New…

A construction site with a large yellow crane, mounds of dirt and debris, a red metal structure, and a chain-link fence in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

The infamous new levee, which should have been completed by today. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

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“The infamous new levee, which should have been completed by today. Lower 9th Ward, New…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/28647.