Answer:

levee

Answer	Crossword Clue
LEVEE	Mississippi River sight
LEVEE	It was dry in "American Pie"
LEVEE	River pier

LEVEE	River embankment
LEVEE	Dike
LEVEE	Landing place
LEVEE	Flood protection
LEVEE	Embankment
LEVEE	Sand bank along a stream
LEVEE	Bank manager?
LEVEE	NOLA protector

LEVEE	Flood shield
LEVEE	Flood barrier
LEVEE	Water barrier
LEVEE	Earthen dike
LEVEE	Flood stopper
LEVEE	Protective river embankment
LEVEE	Sea wall relative
LEVEE	Flood controller

LEVEE	Flood-control embankment
LEVEE	Sight from the Robert E. Lee
LEVEE	Water holder
LEVEE	River barrier
LEVEE	Water bank
LEVEE	Mississippi bank
LEVEE	Bank that deters flooding
LEVEE	Flood insurance?

LEVEE	It holds water
LEVEE	Coastal safety measure
LEVEE	Flood zone structure
LEVEE	Chevy's "American Pie" destination
LEVEE	Anti-flooding device
LEVEE	Flood fighter
LEVEE	Flood-zone sight
LEVEE	Flood prevention

LEVEE	Reception, usually in someone's honor
LEVEE	Corps of Engineers responsibility
LEVEE	Embankment down by the riverside
LEVEE	New Orleans embankment
LEVEE	Embankment designed to prevent flooding