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2 Dead & 1000+ Rescued in Severe Louisiana Flooding
Fox News ^ | 13 Aug 2016 | Fox News

Posted on 08/13/2016 3:18:42 PM PDT by American Quilter

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Terrible flooding going on in Louisiana and Mississippi. Are there any FReepers in that area?
1 posted on 08/13/2016 3:18:42 PM PDT by American Quilter
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To: American Quilter
My wife's relatives had to evacuate their homes, the water was up to their roof!
2 posted on 08/13/2016 3:47:21 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: American Quilter

First in to say, ‘George Bush Hates Black People!!’

What do I win? ;)

Prayers up. People do NOT need to go through this. However, when you build on swampland, you’ve kinda got to expect this from time to time.

(And that’s nobody’s fault except for the people who thought this was A Good Idea in the first place...and yes, I have friends in LA, and yes, I’ve lived there/done Army Training in said swamps. Blah, blah, blah.)


3 posted on 08/13/2016 3:47:22 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Yikes—do they live in Baton Rouge?


4 posted on 08/13/2016 4:11:53 PM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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To: American Quilter

Lousianna and Democrats can’t handle a little storm


5 posted on 08/13/2016 4:13:43 PM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
What do I win? ;)

A slice of cheese.

6 posted on 08/13/2016 4:13:58 PM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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Lousianna and Democrats can’t handle a little storm

Wouldn't have happened if Bobby Jindal were governor.

7 posted on 08/13/2016 4:15:26 PM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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To: scooby321

Louisiana - Half under water, the other half under indictment


8 posted on 08/13/2016 4:18:39 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Heh!


9 posted on 08/13/2016 4:30:28 PM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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To: American Quilter

I saw this rescue video on facebook:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJp46z1TS9A


10 posted on 08/13/2016 4:36:24 PM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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I saw this rescue video on Facebook

That's AMAZING.

11 posted on 08/13/2016 4:40:53 PM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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"Yikes—do they live in Baton Rouge?"

Baton Rouge is unlikely to flood, except in a few spots (like Interstate underpasses).

Once upon a time, a guy named Woody Dumas ran for mayor ( Baton Rouge at the time "did" have a major flooding problem). Ole Woody said "if you elect me, Baton Rouge will never flood again". He then proceeded to lace the city with huge drainage channels (I won't call'em "ditches", because a "ditch" implies "small", and these weren't).

I lived there for thirty years, and BR never had major flooding since ole Woody "did his thing". Local overloads in a few low spots, but never city-wide as used to happen.

I wonder how his system stood up to this assault.

12 posted on 08/13/2016 5:05:09 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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However, when you build on swampland, you’ve kinda got to expect this from time to time.

"They thought I was crazy to build a castle in a swamp but I built it anyway. It sank into the swamp so I built another one. That one sank into the swamp too, so I built another. That one fell over so I built another and this one stayed!"

13 posted on 08/13/2016 5:09:25 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: HokieMom

Tiger Bend Road, IIRC, is by LSU, in an area of huge apartment complexes for students.


14 posted on 08/13/2016 5:19:03 PM PDT by mumblypeg (Make America Sane Again.)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

Third time’s the charm? ;)


15 posted on 08/13/2016 5:54:59 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Wonder Warthog

He should have been mayor of New Orleans. A relatively small investment likely would have saved much of the city.


16 posted on 08/13/2016 6:01:45 PM PDT by Western Phil
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Denham Springs is an island. The number of people that had to leave and quick is unimaginable even to us that have endured many floods. They/We held up or heads, helped our neighbors and got out in the most organized way and being calm all the while knowing that we lost everything. Love your neighbor as I have loved you.


17 posted on 08/13/2016 6:07:13 PM PDT by ssfromla
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Businesses were not looted. No roaming gangs were in sight. You won’t see any of them screaming about the Government ought to do this, that and then more as was seen around the world by the residents of New Orleans during Katrina.


18 posted on 08/13/2016 6:31:15 PM PDT by ssfromla
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To: Wonder Warthog
I wonder how his system stood up to this assault.

That would be interesting to know.

19 posted on 08/13/2016 6:44:08 PM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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Kudos to you, and I’m sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine losing everything I own.


20 posted on 08/13/2016 6:45:59 PM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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