Lynch at Large

Rains left 1,200 in refugee camps, 25,000 acres under water
By FRED PETRUCELLI
Special to the Log Cabin

This is a timely article in view of the recent disasters. Books have been written about the flood of 1927 The demographic makeup of a region was changed, as was the politics. Here is the Conway experience, but you will do well to note the enormous scope of this historic flood. All of the damage in New Orleans is not in material things. The culture has been destroyed and the legislative makeup altered forever.

Just a note, the levees in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans were blown up during this same flood. That event has had a lasting impact as well. These things hang on for generations.