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Southern floods cause tensions to rise

By AirTalk Staff
Published May 16, 2011
Jude Hebert stands near marks he made near the front door of his home to record the flood level of the Atchafalaya River May 15, 2011 in Butte LaRose, Louisiana. The river is expected to crest at the 27 foot mark.
Jude Hebert stands near marks he made near the front door of his home to record the flood level of the Atchafalaya River May 15, 2011 in Butte LaRose, Louisiana. The river is expected to crest at the 27 foot mark.
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People look on at the flooded at the flooded Atchafalaya River during a mandatory evacuation on May 15, 2011 in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. The Morganza Spillway floodgates were opened for the first time in nearly forty years yesterday to lower the crest of the flooding Mississippi River.
People look on at the flooded at the flooded Atchafalaya River during a mandatory evacuation on May 15, 2011 in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. The Morganza Spillway floodgates were opened for the first time in nearly forty years yesterday to lower the crest of the flooding Mississippi River.
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Southern floods cause tensions to rise
Southern floods cause tensions to rise: Mississippi floodwaters are threatening major cities so army corps of engineers opens the Morganza spillway. Residents know what’s coming, they’re asked to sign a release every year saying they understand the consequences of living in a flood plane. But that doesn’t stop tensions from riding high. Residents say the Army Corp of Engineers is burying the rich to save the poor. And what about the potential environmental impact of releasing hundreds of thousands of gallons of water into the flood plane? Can the acres and acres of farmland survive the deluge? And if so, how long until the area is back to normal?

Southern floods cause tensions to rise: Mississippi floodwaters are threatening major cities so army corps of engineers opens the Morganza spillway. Residents know what’s coming, they’re asked to sign a release every year saying they understand the consequences of living in a flood plane. But that doesn’t stop tensions from riding high. Residents say the Army Corp of Engineers is burying the rich to save the poor. And what about the potential environmental impact of releasing hundreds of thousands of gallons of water into the flood plane? Can the acres and acres of farmland survive the deluge? And if so, how long until the area is back to normal?

Guests:

Dr. G. Paul Kemp, Vice President of the National Audubon Society and the Director of the Louisiana Coastal Initiative

Jeff Stout, reporter for the Morgan City Daily Review