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Today is the one year anniversary of the peak of the South Louisiana flood
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:44 am
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:44 am
The morning of Sunday, August 14, 2016 is when the flooding was at its worst across the whole area.
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:46 am to Jtigers99
I know so many people that thought they were in the clear after watching the water recede on Saturday.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:46 am to Jtigers99
Fake News
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:47 am to Jtigers99
It was on the 12th
Posted on 8/14/17 at 11:50 am to CajunsTigersSaints
Amite River at Denham crested over 46 feet on Sunday the 14th.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:09 pm to upgrayedd
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I know so many people that thought they were in the clear after watching the water recede on Saturday.
Yep. We were talking to my mom and she went from the water is receding to holy shite it's pouring into the house within about 15 minutes. They had been flooded into their neighborhood for about 36 hours and had no way to get out. 4 hours later the water was 4 feet high in the house and they were rescued by boat. 2 weeks later my mom died.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:10 pm to Jtigers99
Kudos to the Cajun navy.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:10 pm to NoHoTiger
Damn, dude. Tough stretch, sorry for your great loss.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:10 pm to Jtigers99
went with a friend to get stuff out of his house in st amant on 8/15 and the water was still rising. went from 16 inches in the house to 32 in roughly an hour.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:20 pm to Macfly
For sure. We had to wait a while for a boat strong enough to navigate the currents in our subdivision. I was and am to this day grateful to the complete stranger who rescued my two girls, wife, and myself.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:21 pm to Macfly
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Kudos to the Cajun navy.
someone should find and link the in game thread from last year.
Found it.
Great Flood 2016
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:31 pm to VaeVictus
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We had to wait a while for a boat strong enough to navigate the currents in our subdivision.
We could nothing from out here and felt completely helpless. My brother was flooded in on his side of the Amite and unable to get there. We were calling everyone we knew.
The guys on the outdoor board put me in touch with someone who was out rescuing people all over. They were headed to Denham to rescue my parents when another boat found them and their neighbors.
I will forever be grateful for those strangers who did rescue them and those who were willing to help them.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:38 pm to Jtigers99
It was August 15th in St. Amant. That's a day that I will remember in my mind as much as 9/11. My area will never be the same since.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 12:50 pm to MorbidTheClown
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someone should find and link the in game thread from last year.
Supernovasky became a TD legend that Saturday night.
We were in Destin on family vacation, and my step MIL came in the room we shared with another couple around 3AM and said we gotta go now. Get up. I've never seen people pack so fast. The couple live across from Target on Millerville, and family back in BR called and said there was already 4 feet of water there. Nearly everyone of their neighbors flooded, but somehow the water only got up to their door, but not in the house. FIL and step MIL live in Hickory Ridge between Coursey and Tiger Bend, and they were in danger at the time, but never got water. In fact, SWB has been staying in their neighborhood since the flood, with a younger couple they think must be one of her kids.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:51 pm to Jtigers99
I can clearly remember that "oh. frick." feeling of eventuality as I checked my yard at 4:30am to see the water had risen 2-3 feet overnight and was inching toward my home.
I can clearly remember having to carry my dog through the frigid, waist-deep water as my wife and I made our way to the National Guard deuce and a half that was waiting out in the street.
I can clearly remember feeling like I was in some sort of apocalyptic movie as my wife, dog, neighbors and I rode away from our flooding street. That the power was still running made it even more surreal.
I can clearly remember walking I12 from Millerville to Sherwood because the Guard's staging area (Target at Millerville) was about to flood. They had no idea where they would be taking us from there and the in-laws live just off Sherwood so the wife walked the dog while I pushed a Target buggy carrying trash bags filled with our important papers, some toiletries and a couple days of clothes.
I can clearly remember having to leave the in-laws' house as the waters encroached, then doing the same at the wife's grandmother's place.
I may get old, grey and forgetful but somehow I don't think I will ever forget that day.
I can clearly remember having to carry my dog through the frigid, waist-deep water as my wife and I made our way to the National Guard deuce and a half that was waiting out in the street.
I can clearly remember feeling like I was in some sort of apocalyptic movie as my wife, dog, neighbors and I rode away from our flooding street. That the power was still running made it even more surreal.
I can clearly remember walking I12 from Millerville to Sherwood because the Guard's staging area (Target at Millerville) was about to flood. They had no idea where they would be taking us from there and the in-laws live just off Sherwood so the wife walked the dog while I pushed a Target buggy carrying trash bags filled with our important papers, some toiletries and a couple days of clothes.
I can clearly remember having to leave the in-laws' house as the waters encroached, then doing the same at the wife's grandmother's place.
I may get old, grey and forgetful but somehow I don't think I will ever forget that day.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 1:56 pm to Bard
Came home to find 3 feet of river mud under the house and out entire back yard, boathouse, and bulkhead washed away. Still losing land to this day.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 2:02 pm to TDsngumbo
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It was August 15th in St. Amant. That's a day that I will remember in my mind as much as 9/11. My area will never be the same since.
I live on Pertuis off 22. Where are you located in St Amant? That may have been the toughest stretch in my life. By the grace of God and help of a lot good people, we're back.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 2:03 pm to NoHoTiger
We had AT&T. It exacerbated out troubles because no one in our family knew if we were ok until we were rescued and could tether on a Verizon account.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 2:29 pm to BayouBengals18
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The couple live across from Target on Millerville
We got a call Saturday stating my dad's house on Ponderosa at Old Hammond was ok...Then got a call the following day saying, "we fricked, at least 5 feet of water". Sucked
Posted on 8/14/17 at 2:58 pm to Jtigers99
I remember putting all my valuablespictures up and stacking furniture up on the 12th. Adding another stack of crates on the morning of the 13th fitting everything we could save on 2 trailers and moved it to higher ground.The next day we were riding my boat up and down range avenue in Denham. Range avenue in front of Autozone was a makeshift boat ramp and Albertsons was a staging area for those being rescued.
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