As one of five projects that are part of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction program, the West Bank and Vicinity project improves hurricane and flood-control protection, decreasing the potential for damage in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes.
During two-and-a-half years of construction on the $114.5-million Ray Braswell High School, crews had to contend with six months of 100-year storms, which included rain, snow and extremely muddy conditions during foundation, slab and major courtyard segments.