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Hurricane Betsy's Impact
- Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans in 1965, causing widespread flooding due to levee failures.
- The disaster led to significant loss of life and property, particularly in low-income areas.
Discrimination and Distrust
- Economic discrimination placed poor, Black communities in the most flood-prone areas of New Orleans.
- This led to distrust and conspiracy theories after Hurricane Betsy.
Levee Failure Foreseen
- The US Army Corps of Engineers knew about a gap in the industrial canal levee before Betsy.
- They tried to fix it but aborted the mission due to the storm, without warning the public.