2015 Louisiana floods explained

2015 Louisiana floods
Date:June 2015
Affected:Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Rapides Parish, and the cities of Coushatta, Alexandria, and Shreveport

The 2015 Louisiana flood took place in the United States for several weeks in June 2015.[1] The areas in Louisiana affected by the Red River flood included Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Rapides Parish, and the cities of Coushatta, Alexandria, and Shreveport.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The flood caused numerous road closures throughout Shreveport.[7] Response teams such as the Louisiana National Guard were deployed in order to fill and place sandbags at residences that were under flood warning.[8]

The Red River reached its highest level in over 70 years, cresting in most of the affected areas at around 6–9 feet over the flood levels.[1] [9] At 4 PM on June 9, the river reached its maximum height of 37.14 feet.[10]

The most recent US Army Corps of Engineers study to characterize the flood patterns of the Red River was released in 1990, when the river last flooded. There are no current plans for another study.[11]

Although many advances have been made towards flood protection in Louisiana, flooding is inevitable; the changing course of the river(s) will continue no matter how high the levees are built.[12] The Mississippi River flood history shows that the river has a pattern of major flooding once every decade or so.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: With homes underwater in Louisiana, recovery teams head out. msn.com. 2015-06-11.
  2. Web site: Floods sweep northwest Louisiana, damaging hundreds of structures | Reuters. reuters.com. 2015-06-11.
  3. Web site: GOHSEP Teams to Begin Damage Assessments in Northwest Louisiana. shreveporttimes.com. 2015-06-11.
  4. Web site: Jindal travels to northwest Louisiana to view flooding | NOLA.com. nola.com. 2015-06-11.
  5. Web site: With homes underwater in Louisiana, recovery teams head out - Washington Times. washingtontimes.com. 2015-06-11.
  6. Web site: With homes underwater near Red River in rural Louisiana, state sends recovery teams out | Fox News. foxnews.com. 2015-06-11.
  7. News: Shreveport Battles the Ravages of the Mighty Red. The New York Times. 2015-06-11. 2015-09-15. 0362-4331. Derick. Jones.
  8. Web site: Flooding in Louisiana sparks response from recovery teams - CBS News. cbsnews.com. 2015-06-11.
  9. Web site: Red River flooding: Highest level in 70 years News - The Weather Network. theweathernetwork.com. 2015-06-11.
  10. Web site: Red River Floods in Louisiana - River at Highest Levels for 70 Years - FloodList. 2015-09-15. floodlist.org. Davies. Richard.
  11. Web site: Why were crest predictions for the 2015 flood so off?. 2015-09-15. Elsa. Gillis. ktbs.com.
  12. Tomaszkiewicz. Marlene Ann. December 2003. Staying Afloat: A Risk Analysis of Flooding in South Louisiana. MS thesis. Louisiana State University. 5 April 2023. 10.31390/gradschool_theses.3560. free.

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