New Orleans Before & After Katrina: Built by Water, Tested by Storm

Explore New Orleans through the force that made the city possible: the Mississippi River. Over two hours, a licensed guide leads you along the riverfront and through the French Quarter, weaving stories of Indigenous communities, colonists, enslaved people, merchants, musicians, engineers, and everyday residents. Learn how water created the land, fueled commerce and culture, and drove engineering efforts from levees to pumps, culminating in discussions of major floods and Hurricane Katrina and how the city must adapt to a watery future.