I'm not familiar with the geography- so not clear on what this means- the trooper told Leventhal when you go up on the bridge and look (towards Cameron) all you see is water.
Hard to tell from that if this means the entire town- or a certain section. Doesn't sound too good.
I would say that it probably means the entire town. It was right on the coast, and the gulf has gone inland as far as Lake Charles, 20 to 25 miles to the north.
Putting towns in places like that is like begging hurricanes to wipe them out.
SE Mom, take a look at this thread. It will answer a few questions. There is a link within the thread to a local forum that gives some great insight into what is really happening in SWLA. Maybe sometime today the MSM will start getting the real story out there, but I'm not holding my breath.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1490933/posts