our martin savidge found one vicksburg resident who knew trouble was coming and literally rose above it. >> they come in and they did it in a day's work. >> reporter: what day was that? >> mother's day. >> reporter: so you raised the house on mother's day? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: it is probably a good day to do it. >> oh, yeah, it was. >> reporter: considering now the fact that this house is one of the few that's still dry in the neighborhood. >> yes. >> reporter: mom got a pretty good present. >> oh, yeah, she loves it. best mother's day present ever. >> there you go, so a little planning for the worst and it turned out well for that family at least. that man's home doesn't have a single drop of water in it. the plumbing and electricity also still working. right now thousands of homes are flooded, though, and 3 million acres of farmland damaged. that's what we can see. >> in louisiana beneath the