Tuesday, August 11, marks 10 years since a series of storms dumped torrential rainfall over 21 Louisiana parishes. Over the course of a few days, the floodwaters rose, inundating homes and displacing thousands of residents. The Baton Rouge area was particularly hit hard by what the National Weather Service called a 1,000-year flood.Last week, Louisiana Public Broadcasting released a documentary special, “The Great Flood of 2016: 10 years later.”
Christina Jensen, co-host of LPB’s “Louisiana: The State We’re In,” worked on this documentary project. She spoke with WRKF’s Adam Vos for more.
As we continue to mark the 10th anniversary, the East Baton Rouge Library is hosting a series of events to remember the damage, devastation and impact.
It gets underway Monday night with a presentation of oral histories collected from people who lived through the storm.
Library Coordinator for Special Projects Brandon Reilly tells us more. Then, flood survivor Terry Newby-Mearidy shares her story.
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