http://ijr.com/2016/08/675836-the-man-behind-the-cajun-navy-speaks-out-about-saving-thousands-in-louisiana-floods/
here Ill give you a taste of the link above just in case.
The Man Behind the ‘Cajun Navy’ Speaks Out About Saving Thousands in Louisiana Floods
BY KAYLA BRANDON (1 DAY AGO) | NATION
Since historic flooding hit Louisiana last week, killing 13 people, thousands of residents were evacuated and roughly 40,000 homes have been affected by the downpour.
President Barack Obama signed a major disaster declaration Sunday, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is reportedly visiting flooded areas in Louisiana Thursday to review the Federal response.
But unlike Hurricane Katrina, which had media flocking to cover the hard-hit city of New Orleans, Baton Rouge resident, Rob Gaudet, tells Independent Journal Review news coverage hasn’t been nearly what it should be:
“The media hasn’t been covering this like Katrina, they haven’t even given this flood a name. They need people stranded on rooftops to have it sensationalized, but the story we have to share is people saving each other.” Gaudet would know. He’s the point man for the Cajun Navy, a group of volunteers which formed via social media in response to the recent flooding.
Gaudet explains that the Cajun Navy is comprised of dozens of volunteers from Louisiana and Mississippi, with about 60 boats to help rescue those in need. They’re also working with the local authorities, with Louisiana deputies on board every one in three boats to assist their team.
They are fueled by nothing more than a steadfast commitment to helping their neighbors and are using two apps to navigate their rescue missions — Zello, which is a central dispatch communication system and Glympse, which allows them to geolocate stranded victims.
................... http://abcnews.go.com/US/volunteer-cajun-navy-rescues-fellow-community-members-trapped/story?id=41482404
....................... http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/16/us/louisiana-flooding/
Louisiana flooding: ‘Cajun Navy’ answers call for volunteers By Steve Visser, Amanda Jackson, Holly Yan and Rosa Flores, CNN
Updated 10:20 AM ET, Thu August 18, 2016 Floodwater destroys thousands of Louisianan homes Now Playing Floodwater destroys...
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Boaters are patrolling flooded neighborhoods, rescuing people and pets 13 deaths are linked to the flooding Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue this week
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (CNN)They’re out in force, patrolling in jon boats, motorboats and even canoes through south Louisiana’s new, flood-made waterways, saving cats, dogs and people.
They’re known as the “Cajun Navy,” and in recent days they’ve become possibly the nation’s most important neighborhood watch.
Troy Green, from Ascension Parish just south of Baton Rouge, loaded up his boat after hearing the Cajun Navy needed a few good sailors.
He drove to East Baton Rouge Parish where the National Guard had a staging area.
“I am here to help,” he said. “Where do you need me?” They paired him with a local man and the two spent a full day pulling people — at least two of them in wheelchairs — out of flooded houses.
At one point Green recalled having nine people, a cat and two dogs aboard. He had to return the next day to get a lady’s pet bird.
“People were brokenhearted. You could see it,” he told CNN. “You couldn’t put a smile on their face.”
The devastation, he said, was overwhelming. ‘People come together here’
Kirk Thibodeaux, 38, of Labadieville, said Wednesday he’d been up almost 36 hours rescuing folks as a member of the Cajun Navy.
As he stood barefoot in a sleeveless T-shirt awaiting marching orders with dozens of other boat owners, he said that if there was going to be a good place to have a flood of this magnitude, Southern Louisiana is it.
“People come together here like nowhere else,” he said.
CNN has a much better roundtable than Fox. There is no comparison unless you enjoy Trump bashing.
“The media hasn’t been covering this like Katrina, they haven’t even given this flood a name. They need people stranded on rooftops to have it sensationalized, but the story we have to share is people saving each other.” Gaudet would know. He’s the point man for the Cajun Navy, a group of volunteers which formed via social media in response to the recent flooding.”
Thanks Rodguy for links.
Amazing what a difference a couple of presidents makes or is it the letter behind the name.
LA is getting the shaft cuz we have a Dem prez and we sure can’t point out his shortcomings.
Still makes my blood boil on how the presstitutes. treated Bush. GRRRR!