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Without flood protection, nothing else matters. Presented by Windell Curole, General Manager

Hurricane Juan, 1985 Bully Camp Area

Pump Station No. 2 – Bully Camp

Section B-North – Area where property was recently taken for building levees.

Galliano

Area where right-of-way was taken to raise the levee.

Current location of the SLLD Office.

Larose

Tarpon Subdivision

Golden Meadow

Hurricane Rita-2005

Hurricane Ike-2008

Photo taken from Fourchon Ops Center Courtesy NOAA

Ancient & Modern Courses of the Mississippi River Alexandria Lafayette Baton Rouge New Orleans Lake Charles Ancient & Modern Courses of the Mississippi River Cocodrie 2600 B.C. - 1600 B.C. Teche 1900 B.C. - 700 B.C. St. Bernard 800 B.C. - 300 B.C. Lafourche 65 A.D. - 1300 A.D. Modern 900 A.D. - PRESENT

Major Mississippi River Deltaic Lobes

Ted Gisclair “Larose” Floodgate