Robert E. Lee, 1807 - 1870. Commander in Chief, Confederate States of America 1861-1865. Placed by the Julia Jackson Chapter No. 4, Children of the Confederacy.

Lee Circle, New Orleans, LA, United States

Oliver Pollock lived here [full inscription unknown]

400 block of Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

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The Nathaniel C. Jr. & Frances Curtis residence has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Constructed in 1963, this modern residence was designed by architect Nathaniel C. "Buster" Curtis for himself, his wife Frances and their seven children. It remained in the family for fifty years. The Curtis residence was designated a city landmark by the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission in 2010. It is the first modern house in the city of New Orleans, as well as the first building by the firm Curtis & Davis, to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 2014 United States Department of the Interior

6161 Marquette Place, New Orleans, LA, United States

London Avenue Canal Floodwall Breach. On August 29, 2005, tidal surge from Hurricane Katrina exposed design flaws in the London Avenue Canal floodwall, part of the Federal Flood Protection System. The floodwater killed many Gentilly residents and their beloved pets. The breach was one of 50 in the System that occurred that day. In 2008, the US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, placed responsibility for this floodwall's collapse squarely on the US Army Corps of Engineers; however, the agency is protected from financial liability in the Flood Control Act of 1928

London Avenue, New Orleans, LA, United States

17th Street Canal Floodwall. On August 29th, 2005, a federal floodwall atop a levee on the 17th Street Canal, the largest and most important drainage canal for the city, gave way here causing flooding that killed hundreds. This breach was one of 50 ruptures in the Federal Flood Protection System that occurred that day. In 2008, the US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana placed responsibility for this floodwall's collapse squarely on the US Army Corps of Engineers; however, the agency is protected from financial liability in the Flood Control Act of 1928.

London Avenue Canal, New Orleans, LA, United States