river has gouged away. >> you can tell this is a patch deal. our primary tarps with ripped. >> reporter: barjs pushing waves upstream that jones says has been doing real damage. pounding away dirt from the leaves. he calls it a batter of attrition because this water is going to stay high for weeks. the coast guard stepped in, slowing boats to a crawl, keeping them to the middle of the channel and spacing them far apart. a small bit of comfort for a family with five generations of success. >> very humbling. very humbling. and i think about this all the time. that's why we're doing everything we can to fight it. and if we fail, we'll just say, well, we tried. >> reporter: so far a half million dollar of company cash has gone into the levee. if it fails, the jones lumber company will probably not be able to recover.
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