Lower Ninth Ward
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The Lower Ninth Ward is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. As the name implies, it is part of the 9th Ward of New Orleans. The Lower Ninth Ward is often thought of as the entire are
Aerial view of part of the Lower 9th, c. 1990s. Holy Cross School at lower right.
Building at Jackson Barracks complex, c. 1935. This one was demolished by the WPA that decade.
Ruins of residential area in the Lower 9th Ward, with ING 4727 barge in the background
Painting depicting a National Guard helicopter rescuing people in the flooded Lower Ninth Ward
Hurricane Betsy
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Hurricane Betsy was an intense, deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that brought widespread damage to areas of Florida, the Bahamas, and the central United States Gulf Coast in September 1965. The
Lower Ninth Ward
…negative economic consequences for the neighborhood. Some people left to find work in other areas; others struggled with lower-paying jobs. In 1965, Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans. A levee on the Industrial Canal collapsed, and much of the Lower 9th Ward was flooded. President Lyndon B. Johnson visited the…
Betsy north of the Turks and Caicos Islands from TIROS VIII on September 4, 1965
Betsy prior to being upgraded to hurricane intensity on August 29.
A view from a Hurricane Hunter aircraft in the eye of Hurricane Betsy on September 3.
In the eye of Hurricane Betsy.