New Orleans Drainage System (1997)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1997-11-21
Duration: 00:09:40
Subjects: DRAINAGE | Flood control
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Chapa, Arcie Reporter
- Maygarden, Ben Interviewee
- Sullivan, Joseph Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 21, 1997, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Arcie Chapa’s report on the unique drainage system operated by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. Chapa tours the pumps designed by engineer Albert Baldwin Wood in the 1910s. She interviews Ben Maygarden, historian, and Joseph Sullivan, the superintendent of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. Host: Robert Collins