NEW ORLEANS – Levees.org, in partnership with the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward, will hold an historic plaque unveiling ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina at the T-intersection of Jourdan Avenue and N. Johnson Street, on Monday, August 24, 2015, at 6:00 p.m.
“For nearly ten years after the catastrophic breach of the Industrial Canal’s east side, there has been nothing at the breach site to commemorate the breach event,” says Sandy Rosenthal, founder of the non profit group. "There has been only a repaired flood wall and empty lots."
The two-sided plaque tells two stories. One side explains the flood wall failures. The other side explains how this historic primarily African-American neighborhood of homeowners was affected.
The unveiling ceremony, which is open to the public, will feature local artists and a large tent that will provide shade and rain cover.
“The plaque is built to last more than one hundred years,” says H.J. Bosworth, Jr., a civil engineer and lead researcher for Levees.org. “It will tell the story of what happened to this neighborhood.”
