The morganza's impact on wildlife and the environment

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Those creatures are called Cajuns. And if you are a crawfish, be afraid -- they'll eat any damn thing.

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Gonna be a buffet out there

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Those creatures are called Cajuns. And if you are a crawfish, be afraid -- they'll eat any damn thing

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As far as deer and other wildlife, I hope they slowly open it so the animals have time to get out. If the water goes up too fast it'll drown many of these animals it seems.

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you'd be surprised how resilient nature can be


deer can swim a long fricking way too

There will be a short term fish explosion. Just like "New Lake Vigor".

My cousin lives in Morganza and he said last night he saw about 6 deer in his backyard which is very uncommon he claims. They must know something is going on if they are already leaving the spillway.

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As far as deer and other wildlife, I hope they slowly open it so the animals have time to get out. If the water goes up too fast it'll drown many of these animals it seems.

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Back in the 70's there was a big rise in the river. apparently all the wildlife flee'd the woods. The levee in krotz springs was filled with deer, turkey, bear, etc... trying to get away from the flood waters. I heard all you could see was wildlife on top the levee. all of the trees, in the woods were bare from chest height down from deer eating all the vegetation and people go down and chop down trees so the deer could eat.

People were actually catching deer and hauling them off in cattle cars to release them up north due to the flooding.

These are things my dad told me who was here at that time.