St. James Parish residents try to keep above water as flooding continues
“I done made up my mind this time if I get flooded out, I’ll knock it down and put me a trailer on the cement,” Gaudet said. “That’s it.” Author: Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Published: 10:15 PM CDT May 22, 2021 Updated: 10:15 PM CDT May 22, 2021
ST. JAMES PARISH, La. St. James Parish is under a State of Emergency. Parish leaders are watching backwater flooding in communities on both banks of the river.
There is wide-spread street flooding in the Longview subdivision in Paulina.
Many yards there look more like lakes.