They also say they are working to get away from some of the old solutions to flood control, like new levees and culverts.

The new levees haven't been completely restored, so floodwaters will drown this year's harvest.

After the floodwaters receded, a new levee was built inland from the old one, curving around the crater created by the break.

Many island communities already facing saltwater erosion problems are left severely unprotected by the new levee.

The executive office building and the front two guard towers were dismantled in order to make room for a new levee.

All over town, people were expressing a slightly nervous confidence in their new levee.

However, a new levee that had been completed two weeks prior limited damage and stopped the water reaching the central business area.

A new earthen levee has been be constructed east of the closure complex and ties into the existing levees.

Bayou Road has been realigned to provide access around the new levee on the protected side.