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Prentiss Ave. in Gentilly took a major hit from floodwaters that reached 10 feet, 7 inches…

Abandoned single-story brick house with broken windows, bare winter trees, and downed branches scattered across the overgrown yard under a clear blue sky.

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Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Prentiss Ave. in Gentilly took a major hit from floodwaters that reached 10 feet, 7 inches in the 2300 block. This little house is representative of what happened to the surrounding neighborhood.

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“Prentiss Ave. in Gentilly took a major hit from floodwaters that reached 10 feet, 7 inches…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3480.