Hurricane Katrina - What Happened?
A Field Trip
The Geology of the Katrina Disaster in New Orleans

Stephen A. Nelson
Dept. Earth & Environmental Sciences
Tulane University
snelson@tulane.edu

As of March, 2008, I continue to offer these fields trips as demand dictates and as I can fit them into my schedule. It is amazing that there is still something to see after almost 3 years.  If you or your group have a sincere interest, please contact me to arrange a date convenient for you or your group. The trips normally leave from in front of Dinwiddie Hall on the uptown campus of Tulane University at 9:00 AM, and last about 4.5 hours. We may ask you to volunteer transportation on the day of the trip. For the trip, be sure to wear sturdy shoes and comfortable clothing, and bring a camera, notepad, and something to drink.
 

Field Guide

MS Word Version
Latest Version 4/14/06

PDF Version
Latest Version 4/14/06

Older Versions

The field trip to some of the devastated areas of New Orleans is a constantly evolving project.   New versions of the Field Guide are posted frequently and routes change.   The latest version can be downloaded as either a Microsoft Word or an Adobe PDF file.  Note also that many of the images are proprietary, so if you use the images, please include the reference to the original sources.

New in this version - New illustrations and photos (since some things are no longer visible (i.e. there has been some progress), photos have been added to illustrate what used to be visible. Updates also include IPET (Army Corps of Engineers) and Independent Levee Investigation Team (ILIT) final draft reports  New illustrations of levee/floodwall failures at all breaches.  New timelines of events leading up to and during Katrina.  References added and typos corrected.

Images
Last Updated 4/14/07

Images used in the field trip guide and other images concerning Katrina in New Orleans can be downloaded from the Images Page.

Links

Links to important web resources on levee breaches and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.