The media needs to go to gulfside Plaquemines Parrish ASAP

[steve2470]

Like first thing in the morning. I am SURE it is mostly blown away and flooded.

map of Plaquemines Parrish:

[jobycom]

1. It's not easy to get most places right now

They can do flyovers with airplanes or helicopters, or float there with boats, but roads are blocked, flooded and washed away.

[markus]

2. Did you see the video on MSNBC of St. Bernard?

They don't identify it, but I thought maybe I saw the Violet canal (barges moored) and I recognized the Barracks in Arabi (which ironically I last saw from the air while doing a newspaper story on a Coast Guard training mission, in which I flew with them out of Belle Chase NAS to Lake Borgne).

[steve2470]

4. no sure didn't. I don't really know that part of LA but it's sure being

neglected so far.

[tjdee]

3. I think we can only get aerials, probably tomorrow morning.

From what I"m reading they're having a horrible, horrible time.

[kestrel91316]

5. According to posts on the Placquemines forum on wwltv.com

eyewitness accounts of the area say that "everything past Empire is underwater" due to storm surge. Major trouble out that way, many homes underwater.

Also supposedly several buildings in Belle Chasse destroyed by probable tornado.

[steve2470]

6. good post at the forum

i'm glad this site is here. i have searched the internet and cannot find anything at all on the times-pic site or any other site as regards plaquemines parish. and all the media keeps talking about gulfport or biloxi as being "ground zero", as if buras, louisiana, never existed. buras and south plaquemines received the FULL force of katrina, acting as a sort of 'barrier island' for mississippi. it still is amazing me that south plaquemines is not being talked about in the media.

God bless all the good people of plaquemines parish.

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[Spangle]

7. Wasn't it hit while a Cat 5?

And biloxi got hit as a Cat 4?

[geomon666]

8. No, it was a CAT 4 before it hit land n/t

[steve2470]

9. another damage report from plaq.

cralesich



Joined: 29 Aug 2005
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Location: buras, la

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject:
I know im a little late on this one but im from buras and my father still calls it home, But anyways I heard from a very good source that the water reached as high as 18 feet and the mist of the storm and everything from Point A la Hach south was well under water. Our sources came from people that was on barges in empire. I am very terifide on what we are gone to see one the news tuesday and as well as when we get to go down there to see if anything is worth saving.

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