Comments on: High Water: The Great Flood of ’27

By: John Savoy

John Savoy — Sun, 29 May 2011 21:46:43 +0000

I live about 10 miles from the river,as the crow flies,east of the Sunshine Bridge.I remember my grandfather talking of the ’27 flood.The old family homestead has a bayou that once was fed off the Mississippi River.Even with this being near or reaching record highs,I have faith in our levee system.And when this is over we will have seen our weakness’s and take care of those areas.

By: deb sharpe

deb sharpe — Sun, 29 May 2011 14:54:50 +0000

My grandfather lived in Iuka, Mississippi.
My dad said that his father went west after the ’27 flood – and saw drowned mules in treetops. They had been swimming in the floodwaters – when their feet became tangled in branches – and they drown.

By: Jerry Sonnier

Jerry Sonnier — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:22:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing the above article with us. I happen to live in south central La. We are very concern about the flooding of today. I live but a couple of miles from the basin where they are releasing flood waters to . I have friends and relatives that are displaced today. I have one levee between my home and the basin. I sure hope it holds.