美国陆军工程兵团在新奥尔良后，在新奥尔良后，美国陆军工程兵团建造的146亿美元的暴风雨防御措施中，最大的建筑是一块1亿美元的混凝土墙，横跨该市东部侧面的沼泽湾。墙壁是一个巨大的障碍物的骨干，旨在阻止26英尺飓风引起的潮汐。摇车已经将其称为“新奥尔良的长城”。

JONES

The Corps selected a joint venture led by Traylor Bros. Inc. to build the wall. The contractor tapped Wayne Jones, an inventive problem-solver, team-builder and steady leader, as project manager. Jones earned praise from the Corps, the prime contractor's program manager and many team subcontractors for delivering precisely those qualities during delivery of what now stands as the largest design-build, civil-works project in the Corps' history.

Echoing many, Michael Bonin, a geotechnical design manager involved in the job, says Jones' deft management "was real and substantial and a key component in the successful completion of the work."

“没有他的领导和支持，我们将无法完成取得的成就，”罗伯特·辛克（Robert Sinkler）上校补充说。