Background

The New Orleans District Corps of Engineers maintains an extensive aerial photography collection in contact print and film negative format, as well as scanned digital photo files. The Corps acquires this photography in the course of performing our missions of flood control, navigation, and environmental engineering. See background for a more detailed discussion of the photo collection process.

The Photo Index

The photo missions are grouped in date-order under each quadrangle map in which they have some percent of coverage. The USGS topographic 7.5 minute quadrangle maps of Louisiana are listed alphabetically. The index available on this homepage is to provide an idea of photo coverage as it relates to each quadrangle map. The Technical Support Services/Central Files personnel will perform a more roll and photo specific automated search upon the receipt of a request. Please contact Technical Support Services/Central Files personnel to view and/or obtain actual photographs, and for the most recent photo data.

Information About Photo Reproduction Service and Publications

We require that requests for publications and/or aerial photography be made in writing. Requests can be drafted in person or sent by letter or fax on our request form. In all cases we require an attachment that clearly delineates with a box or circle the limits of the photo coverage desired. See detail page for work flow explaination and delivery time estimate.

PLEASE NOTE: Reprints of photographs cannot be provided without charge. We regret that we must charge for research, if research time exceeds 1/4 hour. A prior written (fax, or e-mail) request is required before research can be performed, No products can be ordered or provided without an advance payment. Thank you.

The Corps has compiled a supplemental listing of photo missions within Louisiana. This listing contains references to photo missions flown by others. The data was extracted from the APSRS CD-ROM distributed by the United States Geological Survey.