re: Flooding

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The problem is baton rogue is only 10 ft above sea level.

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You literally have no idea what you are talking about as you seem to think Baton Rouge is in the same situation as New Orleans. Baton Rouge and New Orleans are geologically and hydrologically nothing alike.

Parts of the greater Baton Rouge area had over 2 feet of water dumped on it in 48 hours. At the highest rate, areas were receiving 3 inches per hour.

All of that water has to go somewhere, which is the rivers. Once the rivers and tributaries backed up, it was over.

The amount of rain it takes to achieve a 100 year flood event has a 1 percent chance of occurring in a year. Parts of the Baton Rouge area received so much rain that the odds of it occurring were 0.1 percent chance of it occurring in a year. In rough terms, that is a "1,000-year" flood.

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