What I see in the video and other pictures are houses and structures built in the flood plain behind the levee! I can not believe how utterly stupid that is. You will note the other side of the levee is high and dry, protected from flooding by the levee. As the son of a Civil Engineer and one who grew up in Pointe Coupee Parish, I know full well of the dangers of building in the flood plain. You might get away with it for 30 or 40 years, but there is a reason for the levee. It is the demarcation point from safe to risky. All of those folks including the Sheriff took a risk and are now paying for it. I hope they had flood insurance but I am not so sure the government would sell it to them being inside the flood zone.
Lower Red River is in for a ride. There will be plenty of flooding down that way, but it is all land those folks know full well can flood. When the water reaches the Atchafalaya River, it will head south to the Gulf. Recent opening of the Morganza Spill showed a tremendous amount of water can be absorbed by the great Atchafalaya Swamp. BTW, the Atchafalaya levee stops just below Krotzspings (US 190). All of those roads are elevated and will stay clear of flooding. All of Pointe Coupee Parish is protected from flooding. Krotzsprings has a ring levee around it, so it is protected.
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JHH
Very nice. What sort of device (drone) did you use and was a GoPro attached?
Jun 10, 2015
landowner
William C. Morrison
What I see in the video and other pictures are houses and structures built in the flood plain behind the levee! I can not believe how utterly stupid that is. You will note the other side of the levee is high and dry, protected from flooding by the levee. As the son of a Civil Engineer and one who grew up in Pointe Coupee Parish, I know full well of the dangers of building in the flood plain. You might get away with it for 30 or 40 years, but there is a reason for the levee. It is the demarcation point from safe to risky. All of those folks including the Sheriff took a risk and are now paying for it. I hope they had flood insurance but I am not so sure the government would sell it to them being inside the flood zone.
Lower Red River is in for a ride. There will be plenty of flooding down that way, but it is all land those folks know full well can flood. When the water reaches the Atchafalaya River, it will head south to the Gulf. Recent opening of the Morganza Spill showed a tremendous amount of water can be absorbed by the great Atchafalaya Swamp. BTW, the Atchafalaya levee stops just below Krotzspings (US 190). All of those roads are elevated and will stay clear of flooding. All of Pointe Coupee Parish is protected from flooding. Krotzsprings has a ring levee around it, so it is protected.
Jun 12, 2015
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Two Dogs, Pirate
I just crossed Spanish Lake North of Natchitoches on I-49 and it is the highest that I have ever seen.
Jun 12, 2015