![[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc with the state's navigable waters, depositing obstacles of all descriptions in its canals, lakes and rivers. FEMA assigned the U.S. Coast Guard the task of removing marine debris. To date, 167,000 cubic yards of debris has been collected from Louisiana waterways.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDcvMDcvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtbmV3LW9ybGVhbnMtbGEtanVseS03LTIwMDgtaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtd3JlYWtlZC1oYXZvYy0zZjg1MTUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/207/jpg "[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc with the state's navigable waters, depositing obstacles of all descriptions in its canals, lakes and rivers. FEMA assigned the U.S. Coast Guard the task of removing marine debris. To date, 167,000 cubic yards of debris has been collected from Louisiana waterways.")
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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc with the state's navigable waters, depositing obstacles of all descriptions in its canals, lakes and rivers. FEMA assigned the U.S. Coast Guard the task of removing marine debris. To date, 167,000 cubic yards of debris has been collected from Louisiana waterways.
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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07/07/2008
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The U.S. National Archives
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