2011 Mississippi River Spring Floods

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Cajuns are descendants of French-speakers who fled Acadia, an area covering what is now Canada's Maritime provinces and northern Maine in the US, as the British took control in the 18th century. In the nearby community of Stephensville, rows of sandbags ...

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HENDERSON, Louisiana - Army Corps of Engineers workers opened more floodgates at the Morganza Spillway in Louisiana Sunday, just upriver from New Orleans, bringing the total to four. They're diverting millions of gallons per minute into the Atchafalaya ...

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[biged05]

Thanks king!! It really helps to know some people out there get it. I've had a long couple weeks and these last two days were really long! And to quote our Lt. Col. From this morning "It's only the beginning!"

Yeah some people blame us for a lot, but you learn early to let it roll off your back and do what you know is the right thing to do in your own mind. I know this really sucks to see people lose their homes and way of life, and I know first hand from family and friends, but this is what it is designed for and we have to follow the laws that are in place.

I don't think we will get hammered to hard this time, at least not by the majority (although if we would have chose another plan I don't think that would be the case), and I have to say all the mayors, parish presidents, sheriff's staff, etc. That I've dealt with thus far have been very cooperative and understanding which is more than I can say for others I've dealt with in the past.
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[Hammer58]

BigEd, am I reading the maps the CoE published correctly that the water will stop at the western levees that run along Portage Levee Road east of Arnaudville? Just curious if we have to worry about our rifle range (Fusellier Range) out there flooding?

[CajunRed]

BigEd...thanks for your updates as this has progressed. We are all looking forward to ongoing info as more developments take place.

You guys have done all you can to make the best of a terrible situation.

Thanks!


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[HelmutVII]

_ BigEd, am I reading the maps the CoE published correctly that the water will stop at the western levees that run along Portage Levee Road east of Arnaudville? Just curious if we have to worry about our rifle range (Fusellier Range) out there flooding? _

If your range is west of the levees then you should have no problems unless the levees fail. If the levees fail then your rifle range flooding will be the least thing you will have to worry about.

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As the Lafayette resident was filling sandbags to build a temporary ... The corps has no current plan to open additional gates, the agency said. The river system in Louisiana "is under tremendous pressure and it is going to be under tremendous pressure ...

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Deputies all over Louisiana Cajun country were warning residents to head ... That choice angers John Muse, who drove from Lafayette to Melville to help his 86-year-old father-in-law Clovis Cole move his belongs. He said officials seem to be paying more ...

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So, they've opened the floodgates and some 25,000 Cajuns must now bear the brunt of what the Mississippi had in store for Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The Morganza spillway is now throwing the pent-up waters of Ol' Man River into the little-known ...

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[CajunRed]

I also meant to compliment and thank Helmut. You also have provided valuable information to us as this tragedy has unfolded....allowing us to follow it all the way through.

Thanks, Helmut...and any others of you engineer types on here who have helped us out with your expertise.

igeaux.mobi