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Hurricane Katrina and the LSU Dental School(s): A Remarkable Encounter of Survival
Paul L. Fidel, Jr.* and
Rebecca G. Pousson
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, 1100 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA, and 8000 GSRI, Bldg. 3100, Rm 296, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, USA;
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Figure 1. Hurricane Katrina hits Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf coast. The category 5 hurricane was downgraded to a category 3 storm when it made landfall just Southeast of New Orleans, in Buras, LA. Second image shows the hurricane’s impact in New Orleans.
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Figure 2. Flooding associated with Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Over 80% of the City was flooded for days and weeks in many areas. Arrows show the locations of the LSU Health Sciences Center and Dental School.
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Figure 3. LSU School of Dentistry, New Orleans Campus, flooding post-Katrina. Image shows flood waters at the height of parked cars and breaching the first floor of the Administrative Building, having already filled the basement beneath.
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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 86, No. 3,
198-201 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600302
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