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This is the scene near the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. Lakefront…

Empty coastal road beside a seawall, with a sparse, wind-damaged tree and a tall streetlight in the foreground, and calm water stretching toward a distant shoreline with small structures.

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Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

This is the scene near the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. Lakefront Airport is visible near the lower right of the photo. The trees and light posts took a major beating when Katrina's winds whipped the area.

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“This is the scene near the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. Lakefront…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3498.