"House wrecked by Hurricane Betsy"

ID: 5419 ~ Source: Image courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1974.25.11.80. ~ Creator: G. E. Arnold, Photographer ~ Date: September 10, 1965

This file appears in: Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill

"Debris of a house destroyed by Hurricane Betsy. In the forground is a crumpled front page of the New Orleans States-Item, dated Friday, September 10." Hurricane Betsy flooded and demolished many buildings in New Orleans. The Agriculture Street Landfill reopened to accommodate debris from the storm.

This file appears in: Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill

Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill

By Kathryn O'Dwyer

Throughout the 1950s, the local community suffered from horrible stenches, pest infestations, and smoke emanating from Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL). Spontaneous combustion commonly occurred at…