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'''Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project''' or SELA is flood control project by the ] to protect the New Orleans district from flooding due to potential storms, hurricanes, or water surges. '''Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project''' ('''SELA''') is a flood control project by the ] to protect the New Orleans district from flooding due to potential storms, hurricanes, or water surges. It was established in ].


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Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA) is a flood control project by the US Army Corps of Engineers to protect the New Orleans district from flooding due to potential storms, hurricanes, or water surges. It was established in 1996.

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Most of New Orleans lies below sea level, and relies on levies to protect the city from Lake Pontchartrain in the north and the Mississippi River in the south.

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