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jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 1197
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 01:36 pm: | 
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We're OK here on the west bank of the Mississippi, many on the east bank are in trouble. Keith Felder and Pete Firmin both have water in their houses, never close to flooding before. Last report I heard was over 7000 displaced. My friend Jamie Hurry is stranded on I-12 since noon yesterday, was on his way with a boat to rescue his mother in law. |
giii
Member
Username: giii
Post Number: 16
Registered: 04-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 03:34 pm: |
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Thanks for the update JB, we hope that all can be as good as possible.
George |
kayak
Member
Username: kayak
Post Number: 12
Registered: 06-2016
| | Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 05:15 pm: |
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when a bunch of us went down to MS with supplies for hurricane Katrina, I recall seeing water line on all the houses about 5ft up in the area we went to, and people by then had their soggy life belongings, furniture, and carpet heaped up on the lawn. Of course the houses got mold issues, shorted wiring and other things. It really is no joke. Godspeed to the victims. |
ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 2299
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 06:59 pm: |
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JB our thought are with you all.
Thanks for the call yesterday
Ernie |
jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 1198
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016 - 06:11 am: |
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Cell phones aren't working, saw Jamie yesterday evening, they spent the night in the truck, daylight hours they were in the boat rescuing people, launched it off the shoulder of I-12. |
jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 1199
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016 - 07:33 pm: |
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Talked to Pete Firmin, water is out of the house. no power, starting to get things cleaned up. All of his vehicles went under. Keith Felder was at the hospital with his wife, dehydrated and exhausted, water was out of the house, but they had to travel by boat to an emergency vehicle. His vehicles went under also. |
jim_miller
Member
Username: jim_miller
Post Number: 15
Registered: 03-2014
| | Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016 - 10:31 pm: |
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Thanks for all the updates. We will keep you in our prayers. Is there any thing we can do? |
jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 1200
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016 - 10:39 pm: |
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Thanks Jim, we're helpless down here until the roadways open. We have a group ready to go if conditions allow Saturday. |
scott_n
Senior Member
Username: scott_n
Post Number: 276
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 10:14 am: |
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from the bunch at mystic our heart and prayers are with you. |
kayak
Member
Username: kayak
Post Number: 14
Registered: 06-2016
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 10:40 am: |
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looks like this is far from over. down but not out check this:
http://www.nola.com/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2016/08/louisiana_flooding_cajun_ navy.html |
jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 1203
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 10:37 pm: |
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Thanks. A lot of people from our area are in that "Navy". They show 22 but there were hundreds, some still going. |
