The latest from Steve Harrigan following developments in lafayette, louisiana. Sir . Neil, a steady rain here in lafayette. The wind could be several hours off. As far as that goes, the situation here, you really are putting your finger on it when you say this place has been hit twice in six weeks. Almost the exact same path. More than 10,000 people really still in hotels from that storm, laura. Six weeks ago. Still tarps on buildings, still debris lining the road. You can see the traffic jams during the day. People trying to get out on i10. You can see these people, older people with pets. Its women with small children. Its a tough thing to do to try to get out of a hurricane. Its on the way. Some people in Cameron Parrish are going to try to ride it out. 100 people there will try to ride it out. The roads will get flooded and rescue will be difficult. Aid is pouring in. Several hundred electric workers ready from duke power. Urban search and rescue teams, more than 500 team members.
Ile des Cannes Watershed Model cited in national engineering competition
Lafayette firm s cutting-edge model provides more accurate assessment of flood hazards
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and last updated 2021-03-16 11:30:09-04
C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates, of Lafayette, has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies 54th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for developing a new modeling tool to map flood hazard areas within the 52-square-mile Ile des Cannes Watershed for the City of Scott and Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government.
After integrating bathymetric and topographic survey data that captured the effects of several decades worth of channel modification projects, the project team validated the model using data collected from two separate storm events through the use of drone technology and high-water marks on vertical surfaces. The calibrated model was then used to produce base hazard maps for