Bridge to Gretna, Louisiana

Bridge to Gretna, Louisiana
Gretna, Louisiana (LA), US
Site of a controversial police blockade after Hurricane Katrina. When desperate New Orleans residents attempted to flee the city over the Crescent City Connection to Gretna, the Gretna chief of police ordered a blockade of the bridge and turned the storm survivors back into New Orleans.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/09/16/national/a191012D46.DTL
Site of a controversial police blockade after Hurricane Katrina. When desperate New Orleans residents attempted to flee the city over the Crescent City Connection to Gretna, the Gretna chief of police ordered a blockade of the bridge and turned the storm survivors back into New Orleans.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/09/16/national/a191012D46.DTL
View in Google Earth No Longer There, Hurricane Katrina
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By: yikesahootie

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