New Orleans is slowly being restored to its former beauty just after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Come and encounter the southern splendor with a strong French influence, stately homes and avenues. The tour will also show you some of the hurricane's devastation by the Lakefront.
Highlights
New Orleans Katrina tour
See some of the hurricane's devastation by the Lakefront
Experience the southern splendor with a strong French influence, stately homes and avenues of New Orleans
Drive across the Industrial Canal exactly where you will see the biggest Levee Breach
The tour begins in the French Quarter, practically untouched by Katrina, giving the background and architecture of this old Creole city: Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the Pontalba row houses and an overall view of the Mississippi River Port, levees and flood walls.
Drive by the French Industry, the old US Mint, the stately mansions, and St. Louis Cemetery #3 along Esplanade Avenue. Then, make your way to peaceful Bayou St. John, exactly where you will view raised houses from the late 1700's and hear about their architectural significance in a city below sea level.
Arrive at UNO's campus along Lake Pontchartrain's shores, exactly where the levee program is explained and the longest of all bridges, the Causeway, is seen from the van then, drive along the Lakeshore past the remains of the Southern Yacht Club and the marinas, and reach the second levee breach at the 17th Street Canal and view from the van the violent and utter destruction it induced to the Lakeview neighborhood.
Drive even though the the moment flooded Gentilly and New Orleans East neighborhoods continuing to witness the substantial scope of Katrina's devastation. Cross more than the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, MRGO, and hear about its impact on the loss of wetlands and coastal erosion, prior to arriving in Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, exactly where the size of the tour autos enables you to drive through a demolished neighborhood induced by yet yet another levee failure.
Lastly, drive across the Industrial Canal exactly where you will see the biggest Levee Breach which demolished the 9th Ward and then return to New Orleans downtown, pass the Superdome and the Convention Center.
Highlights
New Orleans Katrina tour
See some of the hurricane's devastation by the Lakefront
Experience the southern splendor with a strong French influence, stately homes and avenues of New Orleans
Drive across the Industrial Canal exactly where you will see the biggest Levee Breach
The tour begins in the French Quarter, practically untouched by Katrina, giving the background and architecture of this old Creole city: Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the Pontalba row houses and an overall view of the Mississippi River Port, levees and flood walls.
Drive by the French Industry, the old US Mint, the stately mansions, and St. Louis Cemetery #3 along Esplanade Avenue. Then, make your way to peaceful Bayou St. John, exactly where you will view raised houses from the late 1700's and hear about their architectural significance in a city below sea level.
Arrive at UNO's campus along Lake Pontchartrain's shores, exactly where the levee program is explained and the longest of all bridges, the Causeway, is seen from the van then, drive along the Lakeshore past the remains of the Southern Yacht Club and the marinas, and reach the second levee breach at the 17th Street Canal and view from the van the violent and utter destruction it induced to the Lakeview neighborhood.
Drive even though the the moment flooded Gentilly and New Orleans East neighborhoods continuing to witness the substantial scope of Katrina's devastation. Cross more than the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, MRGO, and hear about its impact on the loss of wetlands and coastal erosion, prior to arriving in Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, exactly where the size of the tour autos enables you to drive through a demolished neighborhood induced by yet yet another levee failure.
Lastly, drive across the Industrial Canal exactly where you will see the biggest Levee Breach which demolished the 9th Ward and then return to New Orleans downtown, pass the Superdome and the Convention Center.
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