River Rising

The Governor's Office has issued a press release regarding the river condition and Angola. It is being posted in it's entirety on our web page. http://www.stfrancisvillechamber.com/ Additionally, you can access information from the Governor's Office of Emergency Preparedness website http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/

Angola lies across the river from the Red River Landing site which is a reported reading. Employees that have to cross the river are doing so on a crew boat, since the closure of the Angola ferry.

All of the lands outside of the levee are flooded and the US Army Corps of Engineers are monitoring the situation, as well as State and local agencies. The river is not yet crested, so there is more water coming!

Tunica Street and the Solitude low water bridge are closed until the water evacuates.

Late edition info:
Miss. River at Natchez forecast to crest at 55 ft., which is 3 ft. shy of its all-time high there, by April 11.

As of 3 a.m. this morning, the Miss.River at Red River Landing (near Angola Ferry crossing) was at 56.2 ft. The forecast crest is 57.7 ft. on April 11. However, as per yesterday's press conference at OEP, all crests are expected to be revised upward due to heavy rain across the river's watershed last week.

Also at 3 a.m. this morning, the Miss.River at Baton Rouge was 38.4 ft. The forecast crest is now 40.5 ft. on April 11. This crest is also expected to be revised upward.

The river levee system protects the City of Baton Rouge (including the LSU campus) up to a river height of 48 feet in most places.

In West Feliciana, the St. Francisville Ferry landing has been re-located slightly upstream to accommodate a higher dock approach. The Corps of Engineers placed sandbags along the lower portions of the ferry landing road to protect against backwater flooding of the road from Bayou Sara. The low water bridge is closed as are most access roads to the CatIsland area