Archeological Monitoring Plan for Four Floodwall Projects in the City of New Orleans

Abstract : This report presents a research design and data recovery plan for the historic archeological treatment of properties located within a series of four planned floodwall alignments on the left descending bank of the Mississippi River in the City of New orleans, pursuant to Contract No. DACW29-84-D-0029. Within the four floodwall alignments, thirteen of a total of forty-two city blocks, and two additional locations in the upriver alignment (Jackson-Thalia), may contain buried cultural resources eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Of the thirteen blocks recommended for monitoring, twelve are located in the downriver floodwall alignments (Barracks-IHNC). Because of the narrow linear configuration of the direct impact zones, monitoring and archeological recordation during construction has the potential to provide important information on the history of the riverfront while at the same time only minimally affecting the buried cultural resources of the area. Monitoring provides an opportunity to identify historic resources that are preserved in place landward of the floodwall.