Businesses in Downtown Lafayette are preparing for more flooding this week
Businesses in Downtown Lafayette are preparing for more flooding this week
and last updated 2021-05-18 18:12:01-04
DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE â Businesses in Downtown Lafayette are worried about getting back to back flooding this week with the amount of rainfall expected.
Business owners we spoke to are comparing the flooding they saw on Monday night to that of the historic floods in 2016, claiming that the water levels were higher, and they are preparing for more to come. The main thing that I am concerned about, and the thing that I don t think most people think about is, when you re driving through it to just go slow, says Robin McMillan, an employee at the Creative Spaces Art Gallery downtown. Even a small wake can be pushed into someone s house or business and cause damage.
No Wake Zone declared for Lower St. Martin Parish due to high water
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and last updated 2021-04-14 11:04:13-04
The St. Martin Parish Government has declared a No Wake Zone for Lower St. Martin Parish.
This includes the Stephensville and Belle River areas.
The No Wake Zone will be effective immediately, on Wednesday, April 14, until further notice as per an Executive Order by Parish President, Chester Cedars.
Officials say the water level is high and that boaters traveling at a high rate of speed have the potential to throw additional water into the yards and homes along the bayou.
âNo Wake Zoneâ for Lake Bistineau rescinded A âno wake zoneâ is when boaters are asked to travel at slow, idle speeds to minimize any wake. (Source: WMBF) By Alex Onken | March 5, 2021 at 8:47 AM CST - Updated March 9 at 4:55 PM
WEBSTER PARISH, La. (KSLA) -
UPDATE - TUESDAY, MARCH 9: Effective immediately, the no wake zone for all boat traffic on Lake Bistineau has been rescinded. As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the level of the lake was 143.7â².
Boaters on Lake Bistineau are advised that a no wake zone was issued.
A âno wake zoneâ is when boaters are asked to travel at slow, idle speeds to minimize any wake.
Ilaria Pezzatini likes to go out on her boat on the weekends and pick up garbage the tide washes up around her waterfront Coral Gables home water and soda bottles, bags full of trash, Styrofoam cups, straws, and other plastics.
While she and her dad talked and lounged by the pool this past Saturday, they caught a whiff of something awful. But it wasn t trash. Wedged between her boat and the dock, Pezzatini found the decomposing carcass of a juvenile manatee floating on its back. She says the manatee was about four feet long and appeared to have been dead for several days.