What caused Baton Rouge flooding?

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – On a day that saw heat indexes in the triple digits, some parts of Baton Rouge had to deal with street flooding brought on by heavy rains. One of those areas was Harding Boulevard near Southern University.

When was the last flood in Baton Rouge?

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – August 12 marks five years since the start of the historic 2016 flood in the Baton Rouge. A lot of communities across the Capital Area were impacted including areas like East Baton Rouge Parish, Baker, Ascension and Livingston Parishes.

What caused the 2012 flood?

The combination of a high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea and a trough over Queensland directed moist east to north-easterly winds across New South Wales. This generated patchy rain areas and isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain over the north of the state.

What does Baton Rouge stand for?

red stick
Louisiana’s capital city, Baton Rouge, means “red stick” in French. The red stick refers to a blood-stained pole that French explorer Iberville found on the bank of the Mississippi River in 1699 at the city’s present location. Catahoula, a name for both a Louisiana town and parish, is Choctaw for “sacred lake.”

How many people were affected by the Baton Rouge flood?

The Baton Rouge River Center served as a shelter for hundreds of displaced flood victims. With an estimated 146,000 homes damaged in the flooding thousands of Louisianans were forced into shelters, with more than 11,000 in state-operated shelters.

Where did the Louisiana floods happen in 2016?

Early on August 11, a mesoscale convective system flared up in southern Louisiana around a weak area of low pressure that was situated next to an outflow boundary. It remained nearly stationary, and as a result, torrential downpours occurred in the areas surrounding Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

How did the floods in Louisiana affect schools?

Impact on school system. During the peak of the floods, around 265,000 children have been out of school, nearly 30% of the school-aged population in the state of Louisiana. There were reports that 6 schools were heavily flooded in East Baton Rouge Parish with another 15 in Livingston Parish.

Who are the people that died in the Louisiana flood?

Thirteen people have been confirmed dead as a consequence of the flooding. An elderly woman in Livingston Parish was confirmed dead by parish officials. A man’s body was found Wednesday on Whitehall Avenue in Denham Springs. Officials said they found a man in his 50s in the South Point subdivision off of Walker South.