Can the World's Largest Water Pump Stop New Orleans From Getting Pummeled by Hurricanes? posted on August 24, 2009 Anyone who witnessed the horror of Hurricane Katrina knows that New Orleans could use some serious protection from the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Pontchartrain. The levees currently installed in the city …Continue Reading about Can the World's Largest Water Pump Stop New Orleans From Getting Pummeled by Hurricanes? →