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Evacuation Deepens as Butte LaRose Faces Flood Threat
Kip and Gwen Bacquet and neighbors abandon Butte LaRose as the St. Martin Parish order for a mandatory evacuation is delayed, river crest expected May 27 and homes on higher floors brace for weeks away from floodwaters. The couple moved belongings to the second floor and watched their canal rise as officials weigh reinstating the evacuation.
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Ieir-Hoy
Kip
Gwen Bacquet
Butte LaRose
St. Martin Parish
Maj
Ginny Higgins
St. Martin's Parish
Hottie
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Canal
Kip Bacquet