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The dump was closed in 1958 after widespread complaints from neighbors that the landfill was a public health hazard. The city temporarily reopened the site in 1965 to dispose of the debris left in the wake of Hurricane Betsy. An estimated 300 truckloads o
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October 11, 1950
Smoke screen for tragedy boils up from this city dump a mile and a half from Highway 90 where two smog-blinded drivers crashed into trucks early today. The dump burns 24 hours a day, pouring smoke over the highway and the aroma of smoldering refuse through the Gentilly section. Police said today the dump was not burning, but this picture tells a different story.19501011000000+0000Press ParkNEWSBWArchivedAgricultural StreetMoton Elementary SchoolFILThe Critical Visualization and Media Lab of Tulane University5dbc431b0d12a55c30aef69bfe788ea14cef18e3
