Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was authorized and funded to design and construct the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) for southeast Louisiana.
The 350-mile system, when completed, will consist of levees, floodwalls, gates and pumps, and will provide a 100-year level risk reduction among residents and businesses throughout a five-parish area.
So far, a $7.3 million contract was awarded to replace existing I-wall with T-wall and construct a new access gate to an elevation of 15.5 feet at the Lincoln Beach Site.
Upon completion of the HSDRRS, the greater New Orleans area will have the best perimeter defense in its history.