Lake Pontchartrain

person to build a beam bridge is not known. Although, the first beam bridges were built in ancient times. Some of the first beam bridges were built in Rome. Some of the most famous beam bridges are the Manchac Swamp Bridge, Tianjin Grand Bridge, and Lake Pontchartin Causeway. The Eitai Bridge in Tokyo collapsed in Japan over River Sumida September 20, 1807. It happened because of an overload. 1 pier and 2 spans were were destroyed. 500-1,500 people were killed that day. Nimule is another bridge…

Louisiana. It is said that the first meeting place of the Voodoos in New Orleans was an abandoned brickyard in Dumaine Street, but the police drove them from this place, and it was then that they began to gather along Bayou St. John and along the shore of lake…

in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A hurricane crisis which eventually escalated into a natural catastrophe as the storm's destructive winds and rain resulted in the rupture of the levees that had protected New Orleans from the waters of Lake Pontchartrain. According to observers, Hurricane Katrina engulfed 90,000 square-mile disaster zone — equivalent to the area of Great Britain. Hence, it is not surprising that Hurricane Katrina led to numerous death, enormous physical and psychological…

Hurricane Katrina levee’s along the Mississippi River were essentially sturdy and strong; however, the levee constructed to hold back Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and the waterlogged swamps and marshes to the city’s west and east were less reliable. Since Hurricane Katrina, it has let other states to observe, verify, and inspect their flood control systems and implanting this catastrophic event if it happened in their cities. Sacramento has implemented and introduces an overhauling flood…

mostly because of its unique geography condition. Considering the geographic characteristics of New Orleans, it is a vulnerable city especially when it comes to storm surges. Because the city is lower than the water level of Mississippi River and lake Pontchartrain. What’s more, there is always a higher crime rate in New Orleans for decades. But after Katrina, many experts with great ambition came to New Orleans, trying to redevelopment it to an attractive city. They came up with all kinds of…

white girl, Eva, and an African American man, Uncle Tom, which are the main characters in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Tom is sitting down and holding Eva’s hand while she’s pointing at something in the sky. They are in the garden of St.Clair villa on Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans (Cavallo, 21). In the book, Uncle Tom and his family are slaves. Tom saved Eva from drowning and Eva asked her father if they could buy him. He was Eva’s chauffeur and they became great friends over time. Eva then becomes…

n 1534, Francis I of France sent Jacques Cartier on the first voyage to explore the coast of Newfoundland and the St. Lawrence River. He found New France by putting a cross on a shore. The French tried to establish several colonies throughout North America that failed, due to weather, disease, or conflict with other European powers. Cartier attempted to create the first European settlement in North America at Cap-Rouge in 1541 with 400 settlers but the settlement was abandoned the next year…

Katrina’s Tantrum Introduction Hurricane Katrina, one of the world’s strongest hurricane, tore through the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina destroyed everything through its path. Towns were destroyed. People lost their homes, families, and dignity. The people weren’t just affected by one natural disaster, but multiple that occurred because of the hurricane. Places Destroyed The powerful storm rampaged through different towns. In Louisiana, New Orleans was bitten off, chewed, swallowed then spit…

Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana. While it made its first landfall at Key Largo in Florida, Betsy did its greatest damage after the second landfall on September 9 near the mouth of the Mississippi River, causing significant flooding of the waters of Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans. Seventy-six people were killed by “Billion-Dollar Betsy” but I survived. Izzy Hannah is my name and I moved to the Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1949 and bought my lot for $200. Despite the fact that the…

The Color of Katrina Introduction On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit Southeast Louisiana causing one of the worst disasters the United States had seen in decades (Weik von Mossner, 2011, p. 146). The combination of a category 3 storm, a city below sea level, and several broken concrete levees resulted in a devastated community. Though the physical damage done by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding was detrimental to all, some members of the community received a bigger blow than…