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This file appears in: Civil Defense Control Center




Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library


This file appears in: Civil Defense Control Center

Civil Defense Control Center

By Matt Woodard & New Orleans Public Library
In the decade following World War II, the United States formulated a Civil Defense initiative that would attempt to preserve order during a nuclear attack. In 1950, the Louisiana Legislature…

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