New Orleans History -- Lake Pontchartrain
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September 11, 1965 Flood Street Photo -- Aftermath of Hurricane Betsy

One of the most famous photographs taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Betsy -- Flood St., east of the Industrial Canal, September 11, 1965, two days after Betsy struck New Orleans. Note the dog stranded on the roof.


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