Episode One | 46 Feet: Looking Back At The Historic 2016 Livingston Parish Flood 10 Years Later

In this episode, “Local Leaders” Host Jim Chapman sits down with Maurice “Scooter” Keen as he reflects on “Great Flood of 2016” from his perspective, which in Scooter’s case is unique. Scooter at the time was a brand new parish councilman who had physical locations inside the city of Denham Springs. The challenges he and others in Parish Government were unprecedented and the steps taken in the last 10 years to counteract another 2016 type disaster make for one interesting discussion.

In 2016 an unpredictable storm caused unprecedented flooding in Livingston Parish Louisiana and surrounding areas like Baton Rouge. A decade later, Livingston Parish has come back stronger than ever. In this special presentation by Local Leaders the Podcast, you will hear not only hear the personal stories during that flood, but the comebacks that followed.

Timestamps:
00:41 Flooding in Denham Springs
05:11 August Storm Warning 
10:38 Business and Parish Recovery
18:12 Government Under Pressure
20:30 Drainage Plans Begin
26:52 Building for Smaller Floods
31:39 Roads, Grants, and Progress
37:24 Parish Pulls Together
40:30 Insurance Discounts Return
46:06 River Dredging Challenges
49:22 Leadership and Public Service
52:52 Spring Park and the Future