Cajun Country Braces For Floodwaters From River

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Fri, 05/13/2011 - 4:13am

Army Corps of Engineers Col. Ed Fleming leaned over a podium and warned the crowd gathered at a volunteer fire station that where they were standing was projected to be swamped by up to 15 feet of water from Mississippi River flooding. The crowd let out a collective gasp.

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