There’s nothing you can do about it , St. Bernard residents and officials blame the heavy flooding on the infrastructure
“When that tide falls, it has nowhere to go. So, when the tide starts coming up again tomorrow then it’s just water on top of water,” said McInnis. Author: Mike McDaniel / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:44 PM CDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 10:54 AM CDT May 20, 2021
ST BERNARD, La. As strong winds and a high tide created rising water in St. Bernard Parish Wednesday, Eddie Asevado knew he had to go check on his Oyster business in Hopedale.
“There are no barrier islands out there. There’s nothing you can do about it,” said Asevado. “I had to come check out and pick up things.”
One tree at a time, volunteers and activists grow a new forest of Louisiana cypress trees
Young trees may already provide a degree of hurricane protection
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Near the St. Bernard-Plaquemines Parish line, not far from the Mississippi River, 20-25 foot tall cypress trees appear as though they have been there for decades.
In fact, most of them are less than a decade old.
“This tree is flushing out with the spring and, for all intents and purposes, it looks really, really happy,” said Eva Hillmann, Ph.D., a coastal scientist with the Pontchartrain Conservancy.