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Levees.org has a substantial physical presence in New Orleans at a major levee breach site. Everything here is free and open to everyone, 365 days a year, sun-up to sundown.

The Flooded House Museum

4918 Warrington Drive, New Orleans

A once-flooded residence 400 feet from the London Avenue Canal east breach, converted into an educational memorial. A life-sized diorama, visible through the front windows, replicates what homes in the neighborhood looked like after the Army Corps of Engineers' floodwalls failed and homeowners returned from their flood-imposed exile. Museum-quality panels on the front columns tell the story, starting with the day before the levees broke.

Built with scores of volunteers in history, art, civil engineering, construction and photography. Opened March 23, 2019.

Photo/Pat Garin

Founder Sandy Rosenthal at the Levee Exhibit Hall

Levee Exhibit Hall & Rain Garden

5000 Warrington Drive, New Orleans

At the site of the London Avenue Canal breach, six museum-quality exhibit panels line a 100-foot covered walkway. The text and forty photographs tell the full and vetted story of every major breach and how the surrounding neighborhoods were affected. Built in partnership with the residents of the Filmore Gardens neighborhood; opened August 2015.

The rain garden's native plants need no fertilizer or insecticides and reduce the load on the city's drainage system. Read the full exhibit text online.

Historic plaque at the London Avenue Canal breach site

Historic plaques

Three breach sites

17th Street Canal — Bellaire Drive, Lakeview (2010)
London Avenue Canal — Mirabeau Avenue and Warrington Drive, Gentilly (2011)
Industrial Canal — Lower Ninth Ward (2015)

Louisiana State Historic Plaques, adorned with the brown pelican, explain why the flood protection failed and what happened as a result. Each is the embodiment of a neighborhood initiative. Learn more.

Self-guided bike tour

Two miles in Gentilly

The tour starts at the state historic plaque at the corner of Mirabeau Avenue and Warrington Drive, then follows marked bike routes to the Flooded House Museum, the London Avenue Canal breach and the Levee Exhibit Hall. It continues to a second breach site on the west side of the canal and ends at a permanent pump station.

Download the map at Levees.org. Participation is at your own risk; please use caution.

Cyclists en route between breach sites. Photo/Hubie Vigreux

Can't make it to New Orleans?

Take the free virtual levee breach tour of the Industrial Canal, London Avenue Canal and 17th Street Canal breaches on NewOrleansHistorical.org, created by Levees.org with the University of New Orleans, the Louisiana State Museum and the New Orleans Public Library.

Or start the lessons on this site. Groups, classes and international delegations can contact founder Sandy Rosenthal at sandy@levees.org.