Itinerary Overview Wednesday, November 28 Flight from Chicago O'Hare to New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Cruise - Evening steamboat ride on Mississippi River to see river and study river levees Overnight at Omni Royal Orleans in New Orleans Thursday, November 29 Visit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District - Briefings on system history, what failed and immediate post-Katrina, new system under development Bus Tour: 9th Ward, briefing on flood wall, neighborhood Depart 9th Ward to Paris Road, view wetlands, cross Paris Road Bridge, view GIWW and MRGO Travel down I-10, view destruction caused by Katrina 17th Street Outflow Canal Tour of Pump Station #6 University of New Orleans (UNO) - presentation by UNO Professor Denise Reed - "The Problem and the Solution to Land Loss - Beyond Conventional Wisdom and Broad Generalities" Evening drive to Vicksburg, Mississippi Overnight at Hampton Inn, Vicksburg
Friday, November 30 Visit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center Welcome and ERDC Command Video – Public Affairs Office Centrifuge Research Facility – Dr. Joe Koester Information Technology Laboratory - Joint Computing Facility and Scientific Visualization Afternoon drive back to New Orleans with visit to Old River Control, the US Army Corps of Engineers Control Structure that regulates the flow in the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers, and the Sidney a. Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Station, the largest prefabricated power plant in the world Overnight at Omni Royal Orleans
Saturday, December 1 Tour of Harvey Canal Floodgate Jean Lafitte Swamp Boat Tour Flight back to Chicago |