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re: Baton Rouge man builds a levee around his house; promptly sued by city
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:10 pm to doubleb
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:10 pm to doubleb
If that’s the case I’d just build a “temporary sand bag barrier” around my house. Eventually through years of grass clippings and natural deposition it would be covered by dirt and grass. It’s still temporary though.
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Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:13 pm to doubleb
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because it was always in a flood zone from day one
Is this truly the case? Google Earth time machine pic's show this structure existed in 1989, well before Willow Grove, the Mall of LA, etc. Maybe all that development raised the local flood plain and he got caught in it.
I feel for the guy but he isn't going to win this fight, not with this administration.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:13 pm to Bamafig
quote:Or put 3 plants in it and call it a raised flower bed...
Maybe he could have built in gaps that could quickly be filled with sandbags to be “legal”. Or maybe it would have been ok if the berm was closer to the house with less impact on area drainage. Interesting.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:20 pm to Unobtanium
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Is this truly the case? Google Earth time machine pic's show this structure existed in 1989, well before Willow Grove, the Mall of LA, etc. Maybe all that development raised the local flood plain and he got caught in it.
I feel for the guy but he isn't going to win this fight, not with this administration.
The benchmark is the 1982 flood. If he built in 85/86 like he says, he should have poured the top of his slab at whatever elevation that was required at the time.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:23 pm to doubleb
His levee stops the flow of drainage the same way the massive subdivision on the side of him stops the flow of drainage. He was there first i believe, the therefore the city should have to sue the subdivision for blocking the natural flow to wards creek as well.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:25 pm to doubleb
I'm looking at 11808 Oak Shadow ave and see nothing about a dump truck. It's a tiny little gravel drive with a mailbox and a wood sign that says private drive.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:27 pm to Elusiveporpi
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He was there first i believe, the therefore the city should have to sue the subdivision for blocking the natural flow to wards creek as well.
Easier to sue one guy (who can't afford the long arse fight) than the HOA of the subdivision (or the developer).
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:28 pm to Elusiveporpi
quote:
usiveporpi
His levee stops the flow of drainage the same way the massive subdivision on the side of him stops the flow of drainage. He was there first i believe, the therefore the city should have to sue the subdivision for blocking the natural flow to wards creek as well.
Supposedly the developer followed the law, got the required permits, etc.
He needs to follow the law.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:30 pm to dagrippa
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I'm looking at 11808 Oak Shadow ave and see nothing about a dump truck. It's a tiny little gravel drive with a mailbox and a wood sign that says private drive.
There’s a view from Silo Drive which is a curb and gutter street with a cul de sac.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:30 pm to dagrippa
So I stand corrected, to an extent. I’ll let the data speak. The subdivision across the creek, to the northeast, that was some stupid shite too. No one buy a house there 
The one behind this guy, to the west, appears to be 7-12 feet higher. I have no proof but I imagine that was always much higher land, along a natural ridge, though there may have been some diet brought in to elevate the fringes. Still, I would imagine this guy has ALWAYS been smack dab in the middle of a floodplain.
this guy built a levee, Which essentially chokes off 1/2 of the floodplain.
Also, his levee looks like a penis
The one behind this guy, to the west, appears to be 7-12 feet higher. I have no proof but I imagine that was always much higher land, along a natural ridge, though there may have been some diet brought in to elevate the fringes. Still, I would imagine this guy has ALWAYS been smack dab in the middle of a floodplain. this guy built a levee, Which essentially chokes off 1/2 of the floodplain.
Also, his levee looks like a penis
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:31 pm to goofball
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:35 pm to jimbeam
You are verifying what I was thinking.
When he built in 85/86 he was at 18 feet above sea level and I know that floods. Does his levee run from the ridge (red) NE?
If so how far NE?
When he built in 85/86 he was at 18 feet above sea level and I know that floods. Does his levee run from the ridge (red) NE?
If so how far NE?
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:36 pm to Adam4848
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google maps shows the baw in progress
That’s what I thought.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:37 pm to SECdragonmaster
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People in power (with insecurity complexes) cannot stand it when you question them.
That really is the problem with 50% of government BS like this, the other 50% is just money flushed straight down the toilet.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:37 pm to doubleb
Looks like he has a leg of it that runs damn near from the railroad tracks to the new subdivision behind him
This post was edited on 7/15/21 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:37 pm to doubleb
Damn that is very clear and I'm embarrassed not to have figured that out on my own.
It's a cool tract...I wondered how he was building a levee like that without his neighborhood complaining. They may not even have known.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:37 pm to doubleb
Thanks for the info. Forgot about the '82 flood.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:40 pm to MiamiRelative
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Maybe he should just raise his house
If what he did was cheaper, and it worked, then why should he raise it?
frick the city.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:42 pm to jimmy the leg
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If what he did was cheaper, and it worked, then why should he raise it?
He said he got four feet of water.
If didn’t work.
I don’t believe if surrounds his house and if it did he would have to pump water out
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:43 pm to jimmy the leg
I find it ironic that this guy builds a levee, choking off a flood way, yet folks screaming that the parish/city needs to clean out their ditches (and they do) because they’re stopped up.
Do we not realize that this guy is essentially doing the same thing? Whether the city is doing its duty on maintaining its infrastructure correctly or not, this guy appears to be in the wrong.
Do we not realize that this guy is essentially doing the same thing? Whether the city is doing its duty on maintaining its infrastructure correctly or not, this guy appears to be in the wrong.
This post was edited on 7/15/21 at 1:44 pm
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