DAM BREAKS IN LOUISIANA; CITY OF HEBERT AND NEARBY PRISON UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION

[FourScore]

Dam Breaks in LA; City of Herbert and nearby prison mandatory evac
By lapin
Sunday Mar 13, 2016 · 11:41 PM EST

Writing on phone so keeping it brief:

Residents in the town of Hebert are being told to evacuate by the Caldwell Parish Sheriff.

This is a mandatory evacuation.

According to the National Weather Service, a dam in Richland Parish broke, and the water is heading straight for the Caldwell - Richland Parish line.

http://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/hebert-residents-evacuating-due-to-break-in-dam

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/3/13/1500865/-Dam-Breaks-in-LA-City-of-Herbert-and-nearby-prison-mandatory-evac

[RobertEarl]

1. Middle of the night

Stuck inside prison walls.
Alert goes out; You have to move
Yet the bars stay locked

Middle of the night, what can you do?

[Journeyman]

2. Climb on the top bunk and hope . . .

from the article in the first link, it doesn't sound like a catastrophic failure, but rather a breech of one of the river's banks.

We will receive an influx in water levels, but not in a manner that will gravely endanger life. We continue to urge residents in low lying areas along Lafourche to evacuate due to the escalation of water levels.

[JimDandy]

3. UPDATE:

Update from Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office: A spoil bank north of LA HWY 15 in Richland Parish has crested and the water is flowing south along the the spoil banks of Lafourche Canal. We would like to let everyone know the rumors of 4-5' walls of water are in fact not true.

We will receive an influx in water levels, but not in a manner that will gravely endanger life. We continue to urge residents in low lying areas along Lafourche to evacuate due to the escalation of water levels.

[thereismore]

4. INFRASTRUCTURE again! nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Holy crap...

[TorchTheWitch]

6. OMG

[Abouttime]

7. Wow, climate change and infrastructure

If anyone dies in this incident I hope Bobby Jindal is held responsible.

[annie48]

8. Thank Bobby Jindal

Thank Bobby Jindal and the rest of the tax cutting for the wealthiest Americans while ignoring everybody and everything else republicans. When will the middle to lower class people in this country that vote for these psychopaths learn?

[elleng]

9. OY. Thanks,

was going to mention that s.o.b.