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Items tagged “Jefferson Parish” (7 total)

The hours before Hurricane Katrina, I was on my way to Alexandria, LA. When I saw the size…

The hours before Hurricane Katrina, I was on my way to Alexandria, LA. When I saw the size…

I evacuated to Baton Rouge for Hurricane Katrina. It was the most horrible experiences of…

I evacuated to Baton Rouge for Hurricane Katrina. It was the most horrible experiences of…

Close-up of wooden parquet flooring that has buckled and lifted into peaked, tent-like shapes, with the subfloor visible beneath the warped wood panels, next to a gray carpet edge.

When Jefferson Parish didn't have the pumps on during Katrina, it resulted in 6 inches to…

Carlos Martinez Research Material

Carlos Martinez Research Material

Vintage photo postcard with decorative border showing two women in bathing suits walking along a shoreline, with a car parked on the sand in the distance; captioned "Grand Isle, La. June, 1934. Beach Scene. Mary & Margaret K."

Mary and Margaret K. at the beach, Grand Isle, Louisiana, June, 1934. This image is from…

Vintage photo postcard of a sandy beach with small figures swimming in the surf, decorative border, captioned "Grand Isle, La., June, 1934" and "Surf Bathing."

Bathing in the surf, Grand Isle, Louisiana, June, 1934. This image is from the archive of…

Black-and-white 1934 photograph of a long wooden pile bridge extending across water toward Grand Isle, Louisiana, with marsh grass and debris in the foreground.

Bridge entering Grand Isle, Louisiana, June, 1934. This image is from the archive of Ron…