NOLA 2005 Tri-State Shutter Swap 012 - Little Reminders

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By Spring of 2006, much of uptown had been cleaned up pretty well. The bigger emergencies had been tended to first. Eventually there was time to get to the minor casualties and things that were not posing immediate threat of additional harm. This tree is just a little guy who didn't make it. I'm not sure if it was salinity or pollutants or what- but not only submerged trees and shrubs died.

NOLA 2005 Tri-State Shutter Swap 004 - Flood Water Line

Please click on the image for a larger, more-detailed version.It was just enough water to get in and screw everything up.

The Live Oaks did just fine, but massive Magnolias, Crepe Myrtles by the score and anything submerged below the waterline for extended periods of time as these shrubs were didn't have a chance. This medical center is on Canal Street near Mid-City, which is the deepest part of the bowl that is New Orleans and thus had the deepest flood waters. The high rim of the bowl is the levee created by the river. It's true: you were safer from the flood if you were near water, either the lake to the North or river to the South. The World Trade Center is on Canal, but on the river, so it remained high and dry.