The photo above is taken from the top of the levee at the Rivertown pier in Kenner, Louisiana, a suburb west of New Orleans. The trees in the water are on the bank of the river in normal times, but the river is high now because of heavy rains and snow north of us. The Bonnet Carré Spillway, west of New Orleans has been opened to divert water from the river to Lake Pontchartrain, north of New Orleans, to relieve pressure on the levees at New Orleans and below the city.
Below is a pile of debris deposited next to the pier at Rivertown.
Since I live in Minnesota, is this my fault. ;)
ReplyDeleteRoland, absolutely. How dare you Minnesotans send your water our way!
ReplyDeleteMimi,
ReplyDeleteThis time of year in La. always reminds me of great anxiety--final exams, watching the river creep up the levees downtown--& great fun--going barefoot and going to jazz fest.
Ginny, yes the finals looming, too. And once they were done, and we came to the last day of school, we took great pleasure in taking off our shoes and walking home barefoot. It was a tradition that served to open the official beginning of barefoot season, although we had already been going shoeless for a while.
ReplyDeleteYes, and it is jazz fest time.
Oh dear. What photos.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the river. On behalf of the upper midwest, I apologize.
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