re: The Great Flood of 2016: Fill Out Disaster Forms NOW. Link Inside!

Posted by Sasquatch Smash

Member since Nov 2007

25917 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 11:51 am to Forkz

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How up to date is the first link?

I'm thinking they are from the weekend (14th and 15th) based on the dates on the files you could download.

Posted by MorbidTheClown

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2015

76273 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 11:56 am to Sasquatch Smash

is the water still rising in any areas or is that part over now?

Posted by ldts

Member since Aug 2015

2910 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:07 pm to MorbidTheClown

Anyone know how the roads between Baton Rouge and New Orleans are looking? Wondering how practical it would be to go down there and back today/tonight.

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Posted by LSUJuice

Back in Houston

Member since Apr 2004

18050 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:13 pm to LSUBoo

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Anyone have a link to a good topographic map of EBR? Contour lines down to 5' or less intervals would be great.

Countour map with flood zones
You have to zoom in pretty far, then the contour layer shows up.

Posted by Geaux2Hell

Member since Sep 2006

4796 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:14 pm to ldts

For anyone who needs help getting homes cleaned this might be helpful.

Posted by The Cool No 9

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Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:15 pm to BilJ

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westbrook brought her A game today

Oh yeah I saw.

Posted by Star Destroyer

Member since Aug 2016

58 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:17 pm to tke857

Areas in Gramercy and Lutcher are filling up

Posted by LelandSU

Member since Apr 2015

1784 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:17 pm to ldts

I-10 is open. Some of the hospital staff in N.O. drove in from B.R. this morning, and are heading back the same way now.

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Posted by The Cool No 9

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Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:18 pm to Star Destroyer

Does anyone have any hints as to what to cover your face and nose with--like a surgical mask with a piece of incense in it or something to keep from having to smell the inside of my dad's apartment which reportedly smells like hell right now.. As you may imagine. What are people doing for that?

I wish I had a full on gas mask but I don't.

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Posted by Winkface

Member since Jul 2010

34377 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:21 pm to The Cool No 9

Surgical mask, peppermint oil or vicks vaporub.

Posted by tigerjjs

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2006

1384 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:22 pm to tke857

Just took 42 to try to check on MIL's house. Water in road past Joe Sevario. 18 wheeler on its side on the shoulder past 44. Really bad out there. Kids on 4 wheelers said you can't get much farther up the road yet.

Posted by LelandSU

Member since Apr 2015

1784 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:24 pm to The Boat

Ha. We might know each other. Kennesaw. Based on your description of house location, you might be the guy I gave sand bags to. :-D

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Posted by The Cool No 9

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Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:25 pm to Winkface

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Surgical mask, peppermint oil or vicks vaporub.

Thanks

Posted by Hammertime

Will trade dowsing rod for titties

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:26 pm to The Cool No 9

Something died in there?

#1 is to get the fridge out. I've seen many people throw up after that rotten juice pours out. I think it makes it worse if you warn them

Otherwise, you get used to the smells

Posted by LelandSU

Member since Apr 2015

1784 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:27 pm to The Cool No 9

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I wish I had a full on gas mask but I don't.

Just in case you don't know, they sell respirators at Home Depot that house painters use when they spray oil based paints. Like $10 to $40 depending on the type.

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Posted by ellunchboxo

G-Town

Member since Feb 2009

19481 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:30 pm to LelandSU

Or, if you know a couple baws in the plants, have them bring you a few home.

Posted by Queen

Member since Nov 2009

3042 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:31 pm to bigberg2000

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Whats the current best route from Houston/Lake Charles?
Google maps has been showing since about Monday to exit near Iowa and take 90 and get back on 10 in Lafayette. Is this still true? I havent really heard anything about west of Lafayette so seeing 10 being closed there is just odd.

My husband is trying to get to Lutcher from Lake Charles today, so I'm tagging on to this if anyone has better info.

He plans to catch 190 up near Moss Bluff (you could take I-10 to get there). I think (and I'm not sure but based on piecemeal info) that you might have problems taking 90 because of flooding south of 10 around Lake Arthur, etc. I know Jennings got flooding and that's where I-10 closed in the southwest part of the state.

I know he will have to take 3125 or River Road to Lutcher rather than Airline, but anyone know which route he'll have to take to get to those roads? If he takes 190 all the way to BR, can he catch 110 to 10 to 30 to Gonzales?

Posted by Geaux2Hell

Member since Sep 2006

4796 posts

Posted on 8/17/16 at 12:31 pm to LelandSU

I'll never forget cleaning my dads fridge after Gustav. Tree fell on their house right through the middle of the kitchen and bent the fridge doors. shite was going to come out one way of the other.