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What is the Media Not Telling You About the Louisiana Flooding?

August 17, 2016 by Susan 8 Comments

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The Louisiana flooding is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

Imagine this scenario:

You’re walking down the street, minding your own business, and you see a woman up ahead of you get mugged.  By the time you get to where she is, the mugger is gone, leaving the victim bleeding from a punch to the face and empty handed…her purse stolen.  There is no one else in sight.  You get out your phone and call your friend, saying, “Did you see what Hillary Clinton did today?!”  Barely glancing at the woman, you walk by.  After all, you’re going to have to vote in 3 months.

Despicable, right?

The news media is choosing to collectively ignore the tens of thousands of people left with nothing and effectively ‘punched in the face’ by the massive Louisiana flooding.

We’ve heard virtually nothing on our local news since this began.

CNN’s website has 18 stories before there is any mention of the flooding.  After scrolling down the page past election and Olympic news, stories of “tense times ahead for Muslim-Americans’ and a banned bathing suit, you see the text “40,000 LA homes flood damaged.”  Justin Bieber cancelling Instagram even merits a higher place on the page.

Similarly, FOX News leads with election news and ISIS coverage.  Further down the page, in a list of 30 stories, the Louisiana flooding is mentioned…second to last.

Sad as that is, can you believe that as of this writing MSNBC has no mention of Louisiana at all.  Zero.

Since the News Isn’t Covering the Louisiana Flooding…

I’m not usually about writing news pieces, but since my husband is from Louisiana, we are invested.  We have many family and friends who live at the heart of what is transpiring.  Since you’re not going to hear it on the news, I thought I’d share what we’re hearing.

One person said this, “Listen, we know floods.  We are very familiar with water and storms.  We’re not faint of heart and we’re not crying wolf here.”

She went on to describe caskets floating down the street, people trapped in upper levels of homes, stranded on interstates, and so, so many having to walk away from their homes, leaving them to the flood waters.

Someone else wrote that their house “was flooded and got about 12 inches of water inside.  It was on a hill and built 4 feet off of the ground so everything outside is gone, literally floated away; stairs to the house, washer, dryer, freezer, tool boxes, goats.  Luckily our dogs were survivors and clung to whatever they could until we could get back there to retrieve them.”

Other homes had 8 feet of water in them.  Eight feet!!

Look around your house, your neighborhood, your community.  Keep them in mind while you look at these pictures of the Louisiana flooding.

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

This is a picture of the elementary and middle school my husband attended:

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

And note, in this shot, that all you can see are rooftops.  Everything else is completely submerged!  Is this similar to what your neighborhood might look like under water?

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

We bought fudge at this Bass Pro Shop the last time we visited.  Most of this area got more rainfall in 48 hours than Los Angeles has received since 2012.

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

Friends worked to sandbag her mother’s home during a lull in the rain….

got more rainfall in 48 hours than Las Angeles has received since 2012

 

This is the same house later….

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

Here are some inside shots of another home.  I keep trying to picture this in my house.  Devastating.

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

And as if the flooding weren’t enough…

As if the flooding weren't enough...

One friend wrote this:  “As I walk out onto the front porch to check the water level. I’m thrilled to see our road for the first time. I snap a pic and turn to take another, only to see the cotton mouth slither off the porch into the water and swim away.  A great reminder, there are other things looking for high ground.”

 

And once the water recedes, damage remains.
The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

What’s Inside Comes Out

As per usual, tragedy brings into sharp focus what people are truly made of.  We have friends and family who have spent their time rescuing folks from roofs and upper levels of homes, arranging food support, inviting people into their homes, even hosting “we’re all stranded and it sucks royally” dinners for their neighbors.

Others are reporting that the looting has already begun in their town and that police have advised residents not to leave their un-flooded homes due to the high risk of it being robbed.

One friend, after securing his family snapped this shot and posted, “We have about 3 inches to go before the water comes in the house. We have moved a lot upstairs. .. I’m sitting here like Custer just waiting for the inevitable. (Except I have a glass of wine)”

The flooding in Louisiana is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

Three hours later he posted, “Water is now in the house. It is what it is.”

 

So what is the news media not telling you about the flooding in Lousiana?

Just about everything.

 

We are fighting the urge to get in our car and drive down on the spur of the moment.  Instead, we are sending donations through friends, family and churches in the thick of it, maybe planning a trip this fall.  If you’d like to donate, I recommend you check out the following page, it has links to a variety of places where you can give.

Volunteer Louisiana Disaster Services

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The Louisiana flooding is devastating, and is not being covered in most news media around the country. We are a people of strength. Let's come together and pray and help one another.

 

Update:  Since publishing this post, I’ve noticed that more media outlets have been talking about this tragedy.  I’m guessing that’s probably because of the large amount of criticism they received.  But regardless of the reason, it’s a good thing.

Photo credit to:  Brent Simon, Natasha Hall, & Jeffrey Major.

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  1. Danielle says

    August 22, 2016 at 8:39 am

    DO NOT DONATE TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

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    • Susan says

      August 23, 2016 at 9:39 am

      We have felt better about donating to local organizations that will apply what we give directly to the Louisiana Flooding, as opposed to the Red Cross where you aren’t sure exactly what your donation goes to. Is that why you are opposed to them, Danielle, or is there another reason?

      Reply
  2. stephen cannon says

    August 22, 2016 at 9:09 am

    I went to the same elementary school as the authors husband (Galvez). My family lives less than a mile away. I was in town this weekend to help out. I had to completely gut two of my friends homes. The devastation is simply immeasurable. Unless you see it first hand, you simply cant understand. Thank you for shedding light!!

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    • Susan says

      August 22, 2016 at 10:03 am

      Stephen – Thanks for sharing your experience. We had some friends in South Carolina and Atlanta that drove down to help over the weekend, and they reported just what you did: It was indescribable. Seeing everyone’s whole life piled up down at the curb for trash pick up. Heartbreaking.

      Reply
  3. Rick says

    August 24, 2016 at 1:53 am

    Mmmm… What news are you watching that’s not covering the floods? I’m 2000 miles away and have seen plenty of coverage of the devastation – my local TV stations, radio news, internet news and social media, and local print newspaper. It’s definitely a tragedy. But resources have been coming to the scene to help. It’s a big disaster and will take a while to recover. Just as from the fires here in Washington last year and tornadoes in Tuscaloosa and other places a few years back. Or the 1994 floods near where I worked in Georgia that flooded a town over the roof tops and took out some bridges for a year. Some losses cannot be replaced. But there will be recovery.

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    • Susan says

      August 24, 2016 at 10:17 am

      Hi Rick! When I published the post (Aug. 17th), there was not much being reported locally (we live in Minnesota) or Nationally (I checked all the major news networks for days). You are right, though, I have been hearing a lot more in recent days. I think it’s because of so many people calling the media out on their lack of coverage. I did add an update note at the end of the post to that effect. I was living in Georgia in ’94, too, and remember the flooding. You are spot on that while some things can’t be replaced, recovery does come. Thanks for stopping by!

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  4. Shirley Uhrain says

    August 24, 2016 at 11:03 am

    I just wanted to thank you for sharing what the wonderful people of South Louisiana are going through. I live in Livingston Parish Louisiana in one of the few homes to survive. After days of being cut off from the world by flood waters with no cell service, internet or television, I was shocked to learn of the lack of media coverage. The increase in coverage has been a big help and we have a long road to go with 90% of the homes in our town damaged and most of our schools flooded. Again, thank you.

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    • Susan says

      August 24, 2016 at 4:08 pm

      Shirley, I can’t even imagine what it’s been like to experience this level of devastation. We have friends and family that live in Livingston Parish and our hearts just break for all of y’all’s loss. Thank you for your words, and God bless you!!

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