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Mississippi River / Flooding #993619

ABC Evening News for Thursday, May 12, 2011
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(Studio: Diane Sawyer) Report introduced.

(Morgan City: Jim Avila) The flooding in Louisiana from the Mississippi River that could lead to the opening of spillways to save the bigger cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans featured; scenes shown from Stephensville, Louisiana, where the school classes are moving to high ground, the flood gates that would flood farmlands and an emergency levee in Morgan City; details given about why there will be no reimbursement for the people who leave the land. [Stephensville Elementary Dan RAWLS†- talks about taking precautions.] [Resident Deborah LeBLANC†- expresses anger.] [Butte Lareaux‡ resident Adam BODAN‡- explains what they are being told.] [In a helicopter, Governor Bobby JINDAL†- comments on the floods.]

Reporter(s):
Sawyer, Diane;
Avila, Jim
Duration:
00:02:40

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