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Homeowners in Bluff Swamp are surrounded by flood water, and they are mad about it
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:21 am
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:21 am
And it will take a while for it to recede.
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'We're stuck': Floodwaters could take weeks to recede from this Ascension Parish community
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Houses stood as islands along an Ascension Parish community Monday as ibises and other waterfowl amassed in flooded yards, while residents shuttled supplies using boats and kayaks across the floodwater.
Some parts of the Baton Rouge region saw a sudden rush of water seep into their homes last week during a deluge that dumped more than 13 inches of rain in some places. But the flooding in the Bluff Swamp area happened more slowly as water form overflowing creeks and bayous accumulated.
A week later, the water now has nowhere else to drain, and it could take weeks before the ground dries unless the vast pools are pumped out
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Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:23 am to goofball
Well, at least they didn't lose all their belongings getting flooded out.
Seems close to a FWPOD.
Seems close to a FWPOD.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:24 am to goofball
I hope they have extra travel ball stickers to slap on the sides of their pirogues.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:24 am to goofball
Don't build your house in a fricking swamp
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:25 am to goofball
Tip of the day: Never build your home in an area with the word swamp in it.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:26 am to goofball
How do I get one of those rafts with a house on it?
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:27 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
Anecdotes from their grandfather on how the swamp used to never flood isn't a reliable scientific basis on which to build something as important or expensive as a house.
It's a swamp. It will flood, especially if you don't bother trying to keep the waterways clear from debris.
It's a swamp. It will flood, especially if you don't bother trying to keep the waterways clear from debris.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:28 am to goofball
quote:
But the flooding in the Bluff Swamp area happened more slowly as water form overflowing creeks and bayous accumulated.
Like the way water accumulates in a.......SWAMP?
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:28 am to goofball
Hard to tell about the property’s elevation in that second pic, but my dad always told me that generally I should never buy a home that was lower than the road.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:28 am to goofball
These no conscious developers--so desperate to make a buck they build in places that there's a reason why no one has built there before--Flooding
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:30 am to goofball
Like the freaking idiots in North Bossier that built multi million dollar houses on the wrong side of the Red River levee. Then were surprised when the River rose and flooded their houses with 2-3 feet of water??
Money doesn’t mean common sense or intelligence.
Money doesn’t mean common sense or intelligence.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:30 am to CoachChappy
They build houses in a swamp that's downhill from a much larger city. That was a stupid move.
Houses in the OP are on the wrong side of bluff road, and they were built within the last 10 years.
Houses in the OP are on the wrong side of bluff road, and they were built within the last 10 years.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:30 am to TigerGman
I imagine land is pretty cheap in a swamp.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:30 am to goofball
You never see this in Austin.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:30 am to goofball
That down bluff road?
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:32 am to goofball
Dad said "always buy a house that is on high ground."
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:32 am to EthicalHedonist
quote:
Hard to tell about the property’s elevation in that second pic, but my dad always told me that generally I should never buy a home that was lower than the road.
Those are those newer houses across from Oak Park drive in Prarieville. Oak Park is on a natural bluff. The newer houses in the OP are in the swamp across the street.
But they will blame the subdivision across the street probably. Because no one takes responsibility for their own stupidity.
This post was edited on 5/25/21 at 8:37 am
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:34 am to goofball
The Advocate pouring a little salt with this pic.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:34 am to member12
quote:Looks like they didn't build their house pads up any.
Houses in the OP are on the wrong side of bluff road, and they were built within the last 10 years.
Posted on 5/25/21 at 8:37 am to dewster
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Anecdotes from their grandfather on how the swamp used to never flood isn't a reliable scientific basis on which to build something as important or expensive as a house.
Grandfatherly advice is usually solid until the government steps in. The flooding is probably driven by changes to the drainage from roadways and other development plus of course the 13 inches of rain in a day...
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