Publication

This report documents the design process of the Lake Pontchartrain project, which aims to protect New Orleans and the surrounding area from hurricanes. The focus is on two major design developments relevant to investigations into floodwall failures in downtown New Orleans: (1) the shift from barriers at Lake Pontchartrain’s inlets to higher levees along the lakeshore; and (2) the shift from floodgates at the mouth of the city’s stormwater outfall canals that drain into Lake Pontchartrain to higher floodwalls along the length of the canals.