Levees.org to convert flooded relic house into historic monument

A relic flooded home can be seen from Levees.org’s Memorial Iris Garden. Photo/Sandy Rosenthal

Pending approval from the city of New Orleans, Levees.org intends to preserve a house which flooded to the rafters when the London Avenue Canal burst at 50% of design load during Hurricane Katrina.

The house – just a stone’s throw from a levee breach site – is an authentic flooding artifact.

Here are the details of a press conference on Monday.

WHEN: August 8 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: 4918 Warrington Drive in Gentilly neighborhood

New Orleans City Councilman Jared Brossett (District D) will accompany Levees.org at the press event.

The application for a permit – Docket 80/16 – is scheduled 3rd on the City Planning Commission’s agenda the next day, Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., in Council Chambers.

More details on the Flood House proposal will be made available at the press conference.