New Orleans lakefront and parts of New Orleans East were massive land building projects, specifically for neighborhoods. Lakefront Airport (KNEW) was also inclu

New Orleans lakefront and parts of New Orleans East were massive land building projects, specifically for neighborhoods. Lakefront Airport (KNEW) was also included in these projects. The land was sold to finance the levees before federal law put the Army Corps of Engineers in charge of levee building, ~1965. http://richcampanella.com/assets/pdf/Picayune_Cityscapes_2018_04_13_Lakefront%20Project.pdf http://richcampanella.com/assets/pdf/Picayune_Cityscapes_201... https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/603 https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/603 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore/Lake_Vista,_New_Orleans https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeshore/Lake_Vista,_New_Or... Edit: I can't find the source, but the levee board still has title and standing permission from the state to fill-in something like an additional 2 miles out into Lake Pontchartrain.