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Hurricane Isaac
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| 27 August 2012
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Posted on 08/28/2012 9:24:55 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: TornadoAlley3
http://plaqueminesgazette.com/?p=1070
Eastbank levee permit submitted to Corps
Jul 27th, 2011
Plaquemines Parish submitted a permit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the project to increase the Eastbank back levees from Braithwaite to White Ditch. The scope involves design and construction to improve the back levees to an elevation of 12.5-feet.
Since the mean elevation is approximately 8.5-feet, the new work will improve the levee and provide an additional 4-feet of protection.
In 2008, Parish employees raised the back levee in Braithwaite near the St. Bernard Parish line. Hurricanes Gustav and Ike brought water just over the top, but the levee stood strong and did not breach.
Were glad to finally be getting this project moving forward to improve protection for the Eastbank, said Parish President Billy Nungesser. In order to actually turn dirt several hurdles have to be navigated, such as engineer and design, environmental assessment, and permitting. This process takes time and tends to frustrate those who will be impacted. But weve worked diligently to move this project forward as quickly as possible and were glad to finally be getting this project to where we can turn dirt soon.
When completed, the levee improvements will give residents on the Eastbank better protection from storm surge. Its been talked about for the past five years and now were finally close to making it a reality, said District 1 Councilmember Percy V. Griffin.
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posted on
08/29/2012 9:44:53 AM PDT
by
TornadoAlley3
(Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
To: All
262
posted on
08/29/2012 10:44:37 AM PDT
by
alancarp
(Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
To: justa-hairyape
It’s low at that exit. Always flood with a wrong wind direction.
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posted on
08/29/2012 10:47:18 AM PDT
by
chemicalman
(The more support I see,the harder I want to work,and the more determined I am not to let folks down.)
To: justa-hairyape
This Facebook photo is of a three story house in Braithewaite, Louisiana.
This is what happens when the forecasts (a) underestimate the severity of the storm and (b) miss the chance for a stalled storm. People at put at life-risk.
So yeah: go ahead and cry 'wolf'.
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posted on
08/29/2012 10:52:01 AM PDT
by
alancarp
(Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
To: alancarp
[Just heard on Rush - the guy cited in the linked thread above (#262) has been fired.]
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posted on
08/29/2012 10:53:28 AM PDT
by
alancarp
(Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
To: blam
Update: Steve Harrigan is now reporting in chest-high flood water. For his next act, we should anticipate muffled gurgling from a snorkle.
To: onyx; nicmarlo; JoeProBono
Just got power back 1:00PM, in center of eye now.
Winds nearly calm, but still cloudy, no clear eye effect in this one.
No damage except a big cotton wood tree way in back down, was going to cut it down this fall, nature took care of it.
-Cajun-
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posted on
08/29/2012 11:11:20 AM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: The Cajun
Glad to hear you are ok, with electricity
and property intact. Thanks for checking
in.
Bookmark...since it’s not in breaking (???)
To: Hischild
These guys
live streaming from a casino parking garage in Bay St. Louis, surrounded by GOM water, are having way too much fun. Right now they are discussing how to "rescue" a couple of hogs on the lower level of the garage. They are tornado chasers who decided to go after this hurricane. Reed Timmer is the guy's name who runs the rig.
To: The Cajun
Wish Mr TA3 would cut our cotton wood trees down. Looks like snow in warm weather, mess in A/C units.
Glad you are safe and have power.
My 10 y/o son wants to know if the “Swamp People” are safe, “especially Troy”, and “where do gators go in a hurricane”?
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posted on
08/29/2012 11:42:04 AM PDT
by
TornadoAlley3
(Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
To: TornadoAlley3
272
posted on
08/29/2012 12:00:21 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: matt04
A shower? Given the “costume”, I’d say more like a douche.
To: TornadoAlley3
My 10 y/o son wants to know if the Swamp People are safe, especially Troy, and where do gators go in a hurricane? I live about 20-25 miles away from Troy who lives in Pierre Part, probably they are like me, OK.
Tell him the gators go pretty much where they want to :^)
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posted on
08/29/2012 12:07:46 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: The Cajun; TornadoAlley3
Tell him the gators go pretty much where they want to :^)So do the "Swamp People".
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posted on
08/29/2012 12:11:09 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Everyone complains about the weather, but only Liberals try to legislate it.)
To: NautiNurse
Still in the center of the eye, calm winds.
Wish it would just move on.
The humidity is out of this world right now, went walk around the property and was ringing wet in a half hour.
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posted on
08/29/2012 12:12:57 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: Ingtar
So do the "Swamp People". Mey yeah, I taught dat waz understood :^)
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posted on
08/29/2012 12:15:29 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: TornadoAlley3
Wish Mr TA3 would cut our cotton wood trees down. Looks like snow in warm weather, mess in A/C units.Awful things to get rid of - any piece of the roots will spawn a new tree unless the exposed wood is immediately subjected to a herbicide in vast quantities. I've a friend who has spent three weeks finding seedlings from pieces of root and dug for them, not to mention how vast of a root system the tree had.
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posted on
08/29/2012 12:23:18 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: The Cajun
I-10 out at Slidell;Causeway closed for wind still and north shore flooded; I-10 & I-55 flooded; Raceland area roads underwater. There is currently no way in or out, unless the roads to Donaldsonville are open. I was living in Metairie three years ago; I am happy to not be facing this now.
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posted on
08/29/2012 12:28:13 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Everyone complains about the weather, but only Liberals try to legislate it.)
To: kingu
any piece of the roots will spawn a new tree unless the exposed wood is immediately subjected to a herbicide in vast quantities.Sounds just like our Brazilian Pepper trees. You have about a 5 second window to apply herbicide to freshly cut wood to be effective.
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