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ONE OF 36 FAMILIES OF MONTZ, WHOSE HOMES WERE APPROPRIATED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. THE MISSISSIPPI LEVEE, WHICH PROTECTS THE AREA FROM FLOODING, WAS FOUND TO BE DANGEROUSLY ERODED NECESSITATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SET-BACK LEVEE WHERE MANY OF THE HOMES STOOD