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A local folklife village remains submerged under several feet of water in Algiers, LA, Wednesday, May 18, 2011...On May 13, 2011 the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority opened a gate and allowed water to flow into the area between the old levee and the new levee to equalize pressure on the Algiers Point levee system.
Jonathan Bachman / USA Today
