Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110514:11:02:00
Cold comfort to leroy mays trying to protect his house. >> we're poor people. and i'm not agreeable in opening that gate up, no. i'm not agreeing with that. >> reporter: up river in vicksburg, mississippi, highway 61, a main thorough fare, is closed. so crews can build a levee to keep the water at bay. farmer everett deer is doing the same, using dirt from his corn field to construct a 19-foot wall of mud around his house. >> i don't have flood insurance so i got to try to save it. >> reporter: in baton rouge, neon colored tiger dams are rolled out to protect louisiana's capital city. 10% of t...
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