Levees.org Unveils Plaque At Lower 9th Ward Levee Break

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Jesse Hardman

Published August 25, 2015 at 7:36 AM CDT

Residents of the Lower 9th Ward attend an unveiling a plaque marking the location of the levee break.

The catastrophic flooding of the Lower 9th Ward now has a commemorative marker.

A plaque was erected last night by Levees.org.

It’s at the site where a floodwall protecting the neighborhood collapsed, unleashing a wall of water 10 years ago during Hurricane Katrina.

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As the new Coastal Reporter, Jesse Hardman will draw on 15 years of worldwide experience in radio, video and print journalism. As a radio reporter he has reported for NPR, BBC, and CBC, and for such familiar programs as Marketplace, This American Life, Latino USA, and Living on Earth. He served as a daily news reporter and news magazine producer for WBEZ in Chicago.

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