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The neutral grounds along Pontchartrain Blvd. are being used to collect the tons of debris…

A white Mack dump truck with its bed raised empties debris onto a massive pile of tree limbs and branches along a roadside collection site.

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Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

The neutral grounds along Pontchartrain Blvd. are being used to collect the tons of debris being trucked in from all neighborhoods. This section is for wood only. Further down the road is debris from houses like mattresses, chairs, clothing, etc. These piles of wood are mountainous as you can tell from the perspective provided by the dump truck.

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“The neutral grounds along Pontchartrain Blvd. are being used to collect the tons of debris…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3464.