New Orleans Saved

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
1397
Super Issue No.
27/38
Date Released
12 May 1927
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Summary
Raging waters of the Mississippi released by dynamiting the levee at Poydras - at cost of flooding 450,000 acres of valuable land.
Keywords
Weather; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Story extras:
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'New Orleans Saved', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 1397 Super Issue No. 27/38, 12 May 1927. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/85938 (Accessed 31 Oct 2025)