When The Levee Breaks: Flood 2011 "It's Getting Real, High" Mississippi River Baton Rouge

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The Mississippi River is rising fast, and now preparations to prevent a flood here are moving just as quickly. May 13, 2011

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -http://www.wafb.com/story/14641245/morganza-spillway-could-open-sat-or-sun

Gov. Bobby Jindal said it is extremely likely the Morganza Spillway will be opened by Saturday night or Sunday at the latest. He said that timeline could change slightly, but probably only by hours.

Jindal added there still has been no definitive decision from the US Army Corps of Engineers, but from everything he's hearing, the decision will probably happen this weekend. Jindal said the water flow at the Red River Landing was last reported at 1.423 million cubic feet per second. The threshold for opening the Morganza Spillway is 1.5 million cubic feet per second.

Jindal stressed he expects there will be little time between notification and the actual opening of spillway, so people need to begin putting their plans into action. The Bonnet Carre Spillway will be at full capacity by the end of Friday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg2mpCmv7U8

"Now's the time to evacuate activation plan," Jindal said. "Now is the time to take action. Don't delay. This is going to be marathon not a sprint."

"When the spillway is opened, it will not be fully opened all at once. The spillway has a capacity of 600,000 cubic feet per second and the Corps expects to operate it at half of its full capacity, slowly opening a few gates at a time," Jindal explained.

The areas in the northern part of the spillway will see the effects first and the lower areas will have a couple of extra days before the water reaches them. The levees will be completed in Morgan City on Saturday and Amelia on Sunday.

Jindal said he has asked the Army Corps of Engineers to provide prediction maps that show people how much water is expected to move into the areas where the floodwaters will go.

He said people in many low-lying areas expected to be affected by the opening of the spillway have already started evacuating and taking actions to protect themselves and their property.

The sheriff's offices and Louisiana National Guard are going door-to-door to notify folks that the spillway may be opening Saturday night or Sunday morning. Jindal said assets will be put in place at the spillway Saturday morning and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will be prepared to close roads.

Many areas continue to fortify the levees with sandbags, hesco baskets and recycle asphalt. Jindal said engineers don't expect main line breaches or overtopping of the levees along the Mississippi or Atchafalaya rivers.

The American Red Cross has more than 60,000 spaces available at 22 identified shelters to house residents who need shelter.

Jindal said federal assistance has also been requested for mosquito control, which is expected to be a problem with water lingering in many areas.
Wednesday afternoon Governor Bobby Jindal activated the Louisiana National Guard to help keep the state above water. 150,000 Guardsmen will move equipment, sand bags and inspect levees constantly until the waters recede.
"This is going to be a marathon," says Governor Jindal. "We're not talking about just a couple of days of around the clock levee inspections."
Jindal also sent a letter to Washington D.C., requesting more troops from the Federal Government.
In East Baton Rouge Parish, the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security unveiled their latest weapon. And we've seen it before. The same boom used in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP oil spill is being moved inland to battle back this latest crisis.
The Mississippi River is forecast to crest on May 23rd at over 47 feet. That's higher than some levees in the Parish. The boom will top any levee lower than 50 feet in the Parish adding critical inches that are the last line of defense.
Bryan Harman with East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Works says "if it begins to over top that flow will begin to cut into the levee and it could ultimately lead to a failure... We could go from a little minor situation to a catastrophic situation quickly."
That catastrophic situation is a levee breach. "Once it breeches, there's no way to stop it," says Harman.
EBR Mayor-President 'Kip" Holden says he has signed a State of Emergency Declaration for the Parish. He will make it official Thursday. Holden says only time will tell how much damage is done.
"We just have to hope and pray that there's no breach in the levee because if that occurs then we are looking at a disaster in Baton Rouge."



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[lonestarskywatcher]

Its all in the NWO plan to change the planet back to its natural state, sacrificing many ppl in the process.I have been thinking lately that where I live & work in the Southern Great Plains, the Native grasslands are where the buffalo lived, & cotton nor wheat farming is natural, so they use HAARP & chemtrails to ruin the cattle, cotton & wheat industries & collectivize farms..In your area they want the Atchafalaya Basin to go back to natural state using floods..rebuilding nature, LOVE, COURAGE

[winston3282]

Most likely everyone has a friend or a family member affected by the floods.

To all concerned, there is a hope for preventing future losses.

Please read “LETTER TO THE FLOOD VICTIMS” on YouTube



[skipwadoo]

I only live a few miles from the levee near Essen/Perkins. Fingers crossed.

[XvXCLEE17XvX]

@LAFD54 orrrrrrrrrrrr if the dumbass people wouldnt live there... they wouldnt have to worry about it.

[CAJUNNSC]

Nice work man, I posted your video so others could see the relatively short distance between the river and the populations that live along it's banks! I was born and raised in Southern Louisiana with many family members still there. I know first hand what that river can do and how little we can do to stop it! Thanks for the leg up!

[LAFD54]

WOW, if the dumb ass army engineers would have properly designed the levee's, this senseless activity would not happen! I guess these engineers can't make it in private practice. IDIOTS! 

[oaksalad]

Good luck and God bless out there.I hope things workout well for everyone.

[tmich33]

Dude...seriously....you're a bit of a nut case but your videos rock!!!! Your guns are loaded and an axe in the attic? Good luck with that.....: )