The August Flood of 2016

[Boomer]

I had to make an inspection of some facilities down in Venice after Katrina. We flew down on a float plane. We told our pilot that we needed to go to the BJ Services dock. Our pilot couldn't recognize where the dock was even though he had flown to Venice many times. We circled around a few times and eventually found it. Before we landed he flew about 5 feet off of the surface to see if there was anything submerged in the water (It was his first flight since the hurricane). He said he felt he could land safely as we didn't see anything submerged for us to hit and wind up doing cartwheels in a plane.

After we landed at the dock the first building we looked at had a warehouse/shop area at one end and an office at the other with living quarters on the second level above the office. The end of the building with the warehouse was peeled open like a sardine can (Literally). The only section with a roof on it was that part of the building with the office living quarters. The water level from the storm surge came to within about 2" of the second level.

We then went to look at another building that was supported off the ground about 10 feet with 8 steel columns. Of the 8 columns only 2 were in decent shape the others were bent or broken and the building was wracked and leaning to one side. I told them to get anything they wanted out of that building and demolish it. The building wasn't worth saving.

After we were finished we took off and flew over Grand Isle. Have only two things to say, one - the land you see when you look at a map is generous and two - anybody that stays down there during a hurricane is flat out nuts.

We had to build some living quarters and some cement silos in Cameron after Rita. I went down there after the first of the year (about 3 months after the storm) to check on the job. It was complete devastation. When I was there that day a supply boat came in to pick up supplies. The guys working down there were so happy to get on the boat and take a shower and get some hot food. When we finished the Living quarters a few weeks later, it was the only livable permanent structure in Cameron at that time.

The thing that I remember the most at both locations was the smell. It was a combination of death and rot. The Vermilion smells bad now as I am sure most major waterways do. Mostly due to oxygen depletion and the water becoming anaerobic.

----OK---the hell with BWK---you are now my favorite RP poster!!!

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After nearly three weeks, Lafayette subdivision meets with government officials for assistance

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Student-athletes representing all University of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns NCAA sports will attend the first home football game of the season Saturday, but not as spectators.


They'll be stationed inside the four entrance gates to Cajun Field to collect donations for the University's Annual Fund. All contributions to that fund made through Sept. 30 will be used to provide financial assistance to students affected by the recent historic flooding.






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University of Louisiana alumni who lost their diplomas during recent historic flooding can get free replacements through Sept. 30.


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[billbeck451]

Funny they never replaced mine that was destroyed in katrina

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For the first three UL football games at Cajun Field, student-athletes representing all Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns NCAA sports will be stationed inside the four entrance gates to Cajun Field to collect donations for the University's Annual Fund. All contributions to that fund made through Sept. 30 will be used to provide financial assistance to students affected by the recent historic flooding.

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[Turbine]

Funny they never replaced mine that was destroyed in katrina

Feel like making a claim now.

[31Ragin97]

Seems like usl grads should be able to trade theirs in for a ULL? Even if for a fee?

[31Ragin97]

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[barisaxman]

Seems like usl grads should be able to trade theirs in for a ULL? Even if for a fee?

Story states that replacement "paper" diplomas will be issued, and will have the name that corresponds to the year of graduation--SLI/USL/UL etc... ALSO must provide documentation that your home DID flood....

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More Disaster Recovery Centers opens in Acadiana

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[Bandwagon King]

---Thank you guys for these updates

-If only BWK were here!!!

Sorry to hear you guys had it so rough Boomer. Just to let you know what I've been dealing with, I bought a really sweet place on the Amite river between Port Vincent, & French Settlement about three years ago. Needless to say, we had our own problems being the epicenter of this issue. I had 5 1/2 feet of water in the lower portion of my house. Since my flood insurance doesn't recognize the lower portion of my home as living area, It won't cover most of my damages. I am fortunate that my living area is so high above flood stage.

But others in my subdivision were not so fortunate. The River took out about ten of my neighbors bulkheads, & undermined several of their foundations. it appears FEMA, & the federal government doesn't really care about what happens to this subdivision at this point. The only thing is if they don't address the problems we are having in my part of the river with all haste, it will lead to another major flood event in Baton Rouge in a heck of a lot less than a thousand years.

This flood event is every bit as devastating, & life changing for the Baton Rouge area, & an extremely wide swath westward throughout Acadiana as Katrina was. But I guess we don't rate the help those people got since we're too busy working to dig ourselves out, & not important enough for the mass media to exploit for their own network ratings. It's a sham, but at this point it appears we will not be getting but a big FU from Uncle Sam.