Thread: Cajun Navy

A great big THANKS to the local law enforcement for allowing the local and outsiders to help the victims. As sad a situation as it was, it was made better by allowing people to help one another. I and many other remember the scenes after hurricane Katrina of thousands of people stranded on overpasses and roof tops in New Orleans for days. The Cajun Navy was ready and able to aid to the fullest but law enforcement stop the launching of all boats that could have helped. Boats were lined up on I-10 for miles coming to the rescue of the stranded people and they were stopped cold. Without the influx of people into the city, what followed was looting and destruction of property and complete chaos. Again I want to commend the law enforcement officials who allowed people to help one another the way it should be. Government can't do it all we must fend for ourselves and out neighbors.

This makes me think back to hurricane Betsy in 1965 when a friend and I paddled a small boat over five miles through and over New Orleans to rescue his aunt who had been stuck in her attic for 7 days. Water had come up to just touching the ceiling in the house and when we arrived the water was still at waist level in the house and about 7 foot in the yard. Never have I seen anyone so happy to see another person. She was on her last can of food and had been out of water for days.

The biggest THANKS go out to the Cajun Navy.
"gene"

Here is a link to a video taken near Baton Rouge. Besides the flooding, it shows how many of the Cajun Navy were on duty.
Drone captures flooding off of I-12 at Millerville