Restoring the Hurricane Highway

The latest in a documentary series from the Gulf Restoration Network – this time, a discussion of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) and its impact on greater New Orleans as a “hurricane highway” allowing storm surge into St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward after Katrina.

This episode of Gulf Tides focuses on restoration of the MRGO wetlands and the actions from congress necessary to fund such efforts.
Featured are interviews with Lower 9th Ward residents John Taylor (Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development), Rev. Willie Calhoun (Lower 9th Ward School Coalition), & Sarah DeBacher (Holy Cross Neighborhood Association), as well as John Lopez, Ph.D. (Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation) and Greg Miller (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).