After the storm had passed Terri and I had breakfast and headed out to survey the damage. Our first impression was that the amount of tree damage around town was slight. In perspective Hurricane Laura had torn through and littered the town with downed branches and downed trees,
The only building that we observed to have suffered any wind damage was the old Chevrolet dealership on Water street whose roof had been peeled back like an old tin can. Now to be fair, hurricane Laura had started the process of peeling the tin roof back, but Delta finished the job.
As I mentioned before, Delta was a heavy rain event and Bayou Boeuf showed every sign of it. The water level was approximately ten feet over normal. The water had risen to the point that it almost flooded over the new Canal street bridge. The water was now so high that it had almost come to the back doors of houses on the opposite side of the bayou, which are normally a good thirty yards from the water. Local residents who had come out to check on the bayou noted that they hadn't seen the water this high in thirty-five years.
The roof of the old Chevrolet dealership. After the cable went out I sat in my sun room and watched the wind lift the adjacent section into the air. I was sure it was going to be torn of, but its still there.
The level of Bayou Boeuf had risen to the point it almost crested the Canal Street bridge.
Homes on the opposite side of the bayou barely escaped flooding.
This family along the old Jefferson Hwy was not so lucky. Their home was swallowed up in the rising waters. The young couple was able to save some of their belongings before the rising waters entered the home.
South of Lecompte rising water in the sugar cane fields flooded over the old Jefferson Highway.
To put things into perspective, this structure normally sits three feet above the edge of the bayou.
Here are some more photos of the flooding:
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