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Opinions & Responses in Lake Pontchartrain / Northshore in Southeast Louisiana

GET OUT!!!

When are people going to get out! As I watch and listen to what has happened this week in Louisiana, I just don't understand what people think. Today, there seems to be nothing but a 20+ high wall of concrete that will even slow down these storms. These also create other problems. I have lived in Southeast Louisiana all of my 40+ years of life. For me it started with Hurricane Betsy, Camille, and so on. People need to understand that the coast line of Louisiana just can't take these storms any more. Millions upon millions of dollars are spent only to be washed away. Hesco baskets, geotubes, and burrito levees will not keep the storm surge out as we have seen. It is a false sense of security. There will be a time in the near future when these funds will dry up. Infrastructure and utility funds will dry up. I love this Sportsman's Paradise. People need to get it through their thick heads that building houses, camps, roads and structures outside of the Federal Flood Protection System (FFPS) will only be temporary until the next storm. Coastal erosion at this time, cannot be stopped. It takes so long to regenerate coast line, which needed to start many, many years ago. To hear that people in Braithwaite, La. stayed in there homes is stupid! They stayed because they didn't get any water for Hurricane Katrina. An 8 ft. levee was between them and death. The excuses of staying to ride out these storms when outside of the FFPS is stupid. No matter how large or small GET OUT!!!
August 30, 2012 at 10:53am
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wdietz Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 11:40am
agreed!

And your tax dollars went to rescue these knuckle heads!!!! Glad they are safe, but they should have to pay for their rescue!

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CDonaldson Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 11:48am
exceptions??

What about all the fisherman who live outside of those areas for their livelihoods... you eat their seafood........ food for thought... pun intended... lol

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wdietz Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 12:07pm
What about the fishermen??

Don't think we're talking about the fishermen, unless they were in the group of people that ignored a mandatory evacuation.

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jls Profile Photo
jls
Posted August 30, 2012 at 12:10pm
Knuckle Heads

^5 wdietz.....Yep&next year they'll do it again

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CDonaldson Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 12:36pm
yes

OP stated anyone living outside Fed Protection Levy's shouldnt live there....... thats what i was referring to

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motorboat Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 12:59pm
huh?

'People need to get it through their thick heads that building houses, camps, roads and structures outside of the Federal Flood Protection System (FFPS) will only be temporary until the next storm.'

I think most people who build camps outside of the FFPS understand that this is a risk and that they are willing to take it to enjoy our paradise. Your tone is a bit condescending. My head is not thick--I completely understand the risks involved.

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Chris Holmes , Louisiana Sportsman Field Reporter Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 1:33pm
Agree-idiotic

Yep, no one should live in these areas. I guess you live in a 100 percent disaster free area? You are obviously much smarter than me. It flodded in Braithwaite, Laplace, Madisinville, Slidell, now Kentwood and other areas along the Tangipahoa River are threatened No one should live in any of these places?

Immediate evacuation ordered for KENTWOOD and below. I guess there FFPS is failing??

There's flooding and threat of flooding into central LA. I guess no one should live from Alexandria south?

Fires in Colorado, guess no one should live there either? Tornados in Kansas and earthquakes in California....
Please let me know where I can move to be completely safe?

THE ROOT Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 2:21pm
GET OUT!!!

WOW! Totally taken out of context. No statement was mentioned about living in those areas Mr. Chris. It was an opinion about just getting out. And a keyboard is what keeps this machine running.

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Dagoreferee Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 2:29pm
Dagoreferee

If you think this is a can of worms. Read my post on the Mandatory Evacuation for the Tangipahoa River.

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Choupic-Man Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 5:11pm
Agree in a way

Theres nothing wrong with building houses and living on outside the levees . Just when there's a tropical storm , or a cat 5 hurricane on the way , get all the chickens , hogs , and dogs in a truck and get out of there ! There's nothing the government can do to stop a 30 or 40 ft surge of water from coming on shore . What are you going to protect when the water could possibly be over your roof ??

All that does is put other people in danger trying to rescue people who stayed with their houses . Nobody is use to hurricanes coming up from our southwest or taking direct hits . It's hard to prepare for something like these when we normally only get grazed by them .

Don't try to be a hero and defend your house against a 30 ft wall of water ! Do yourself and others a favor and get the heck out ! When the water goes down , go back and rebuild if you want .Just my opinion ...

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wdietz Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 5:47pm
Well said!

Well said Choupic! Live where you want, but when you're warned to get out of harms way and you don't, you shouldn't expect someone to come and rescue you!!

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THE ROOT Profile Photo
Posted August 30, 2012 at 6:11pm
GET OUT!!!

Well said Choupic-man. I'm one of those first responders.

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