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This is the 17th St. Canal. New fortifications added by the levee breach can be seen…

A tall concrete floodwall runs alongside the 17th St. Canal, with damaged homes, debris, and bare trees visible on the opposite bank under a hazy sky.

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Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

This is the 17th St. Canal. New fortifications added by the levee breach can be seen further down the levee wall.

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“This is the 17th St. Canal. New fortifications added by the levee breach can be seen…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3454.