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Butte La Rose Residents Brace for River Floodwater
As the Atchafalaya River edges closer, holdouts pack belongings on upper floors and cling to hope. Evacuation delays spark mixed relief and frustration while residents await a final decision on orders and return.
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Butte Larose
Atchafalaya
Kip
Gwen
Butte la Rose
St. Martin Parish
Maj
Ginny Higgins
St. Martin’s Parish
Kip Bacquet
Atchafalaya River
St. Landry Parish
Krotz Springs
Melville
Army Corps of Engineers
Baton Rouge
Corps
Vicksburg
Miss
Chris Lynn
Mississippi River
Lynn
National Weather Service
David Welch
Louisiana
Tommy Girouard
Keith
Tommy
Girouard
Sheriff's
National Guard