That's Some High Water!

With all the rain we've had over the last month...I think I remember reading that we've had some kind of rain for 32 of the last 40 days...and now the area lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water are rising, although the local Red River is finally starting to go down a bit. Over in my hometown of Minden, about 30 miles east of Shreveport, the Dorcheat Bayou has really been on the rise.

A friend sent me these pictures, taken by Jimmy Juckett, earlier today. The building in these pictures is the Dorcheat Seafood & Grill restaurant (known as Bayou Inn to the locals) and it is totally surrounded and cut off from nearby Highway 80 at the upper right in the photo below:

I've eaten here many times and it's special to me in that it's where I introduced Jonnene to my old high school buddies, Kent and Steve, back in early 2006 before we got married. The last time we were there, Jonnene and I drove around the back of the building, now under water, to look for a parking space!

This view is looking roughly to the southwest. The bridge at the bottom was closed probably over 20 years ago and doesn't go anywhere now. The access road to the highway is at the top of the picture. It looks like some of the buildings to the south and west sides most likely have water in them but I think the main restaurant kitchen and dining room areas are okay.