Essentially yes. New Orleans is below sea level, and we needed levies to
protect the city.
Harvey
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From: "Robert Clark" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 9:35 PM
Subject: OT New Orleans
> Harvey,
> You probably know the history, how did it come about that levees were
> built in the first place? It seems it had to have been a huge project.
> Was
> the purpose to hold back water and claim land that was normally under
> water?
>
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