Some Highlights from the Past Two Decades of Archaeological Research in New Orleans

Summary

This is an abstract from the "*SE New Orleans and Its Environs: Historical Archaeology and Environmental Precarity" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

It has been nearly 19 years since Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed the city of New Orleans, and 14 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill created immeasurable damage to the Louisiana coastline. While one would be hard pressed to find much good that came from those events, recovery efforts in the aftermath of these disasters brought in billions of federal dollars to rebuild local infrastructure and restore the Louisiana coast. Cultural resources investigations performed to fulfill the requirements of Section 106 for these federal projects essentially have created a “golden age” for archaeological research within the New Orleans metro area. This paper will highlight some of the major projects that have occurred with the author’s participation and important findings that have resulted from those investigations.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• *SE New Orleans and Its Environs: Historical Archaeology and Environmental Precarity   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38814.0