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Mixed Reports
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:45 am
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:45 am
watching the national news, conditions are bad and getting worse. Watching sheriffs of St Landry, St. Martin & St. Mary's parish, situation may not be as bad as predictied. Which is right?
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Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:49 am to bigwheel
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situation may not be as bad as predictied.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:50 am to bigwheel
well, the news stands to gain from drama, the sheriffs would like to keep the drama low
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:51 am to ADLSUNSU
National News media is paying bills.
Sheriff's Department gains nothing by exaggerating the situation
Sheriff's Department gains nothing by exaggerating the situation
Posted on 5/18/11 at 9:55 am to southernelite
For the most part I think this is all just a big nothing burger compared to what we thought might be happening as of two weeks ago.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:00 am to bigwheel
I experienced this when I was working in Grand Isle last summer. The national media never lets the facts ruin a great, sensationalized, story! They need to keep the public nervous and on edge in order to keep them watching their news channel.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:03 am to notiger1997
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For the most part I think this is all just a big nothing burger compared to what we thought might be happening as of two weeks ago.
I said that 2 weeks ago and was slammed
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This post was edited on 5/18/11 at 10:07 am
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:09 am to tgrbaitn08
The only reason its nothing is they opened morganza, if not it would have gotten ugly. opening morganza is a historic event. I was ten last time it was opened.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 11:46 am to bencoleman
You are right, it probably was kept from being a major flood event by opening the spillway but we could always lose a levee, at any point on the river, and this could become a major disaster. If the Corps can keep the levees functioning the way they are designed, we should all be ok. By the way, I was at USL when the floodway opened in 73. I thought it was going to be a once in a lifetime event.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 12:50 pm to dinosaur
I dont think its going to be as bad as feared. What has the officials baffled is why has none of the water mad it down the Morganza spillway and into the basin. Just met with people that flew over it this morning and they say the water is much deeper now than in 1973 at its peak. At first they couldnt figure out why. Then it hit them. In 1973 most of the wooded area was virgin old growth timber wide open and easy to walk through. Since 1973 the hurricanes and especially loggers have destroyed the woods with piles of brush, down trees and piles of soil. It appears they are acting like a big sieve and restricting the water flow drastically. Just south of Hwy 10 in the spillway some corn in full tassle (8-12ft tall) is totally submerged.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 1:21 pm to agdoctor
Gonna take it that much longer to drain out and keep the basin higher than normal all summer most probably.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 1:25 pm to bayoudude
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much longer to drain
I'm sure that hasnt been figured in either
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