i ask everyone to stay vigilant and be safe. this is always been projected to be a rain. the storm isn't as fast as it might have been and a slow storm means more flooding. so louisianians are bracing for rising rivers and storm surges after hurricane katrina in 2005 in which 1800 people died artificial defenses were upgraded but not all of them some levees like near the town of myrtle grove on the mississippi river are still sub par. for this sector of levee hasn't been done yet and it can't be done soon enough we're tired of going through this louisiana is no stranger to devastating flooding coastal towns and cities including new orleans a below sea level the area's wetlands should provide a natural form of flood defense but building and land use change mean that residents have to rely on levees and hope that they hold. it in the humphrey