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Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:14 pm
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:14 pm
What is happening north of I-12/10 here in Louisiana is horrific...kinda puts football into perspective. I really hope to find a way to help. Those people never saw this coming...terrible. Prayers for all those people.
As an engineer... I think the interstate is partly to blame. There are only a few underpasses that allow water to flow south. When those channels are full the raised interstate acts like a dam flooding everything north of it until the water breaks over the road. The same thing happened in 1983.
What is needed is a lot more emergency flow channels under I-10/12....And a lot of emergency help for those parishes.
As an engineer... I think the interstate is partly to blame. There are only a few underpasses that allow water to flow south. When those channels are full the raised interstate acts like a dam flooding everything north of it until the water breaks over the road. The same thing happened in 1983.
What is needed is a lot more emergency flow channels under I-10/12....And a lot of emergency help for those parishes.
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Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:16 pm to Jacknola
I had read where there was a plan to create a canal to run some of the excess water from one of those rivers west to the Mississippi.
That was planned back after that 1983 flood, but nothing became of it.
That was planned back after that 1983 flood, but nothing became of it.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:19 pm to Jacknola
How is NOLA, Jack?
Haven't been there. Been hunkered down in BR the last few days.
Haven't been there. Been hunkered down in BR the last few days.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:36 pm to Jacknola
The problem is baton rogue is only 10 ft above sea level. They keep building sub divisions and there is no where for the water to run off too
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