Isaac floods Plaquemines Parish, an exposed piece of land with history of ...

NEW ORLEANS -- A state official says the levee in southeast Louisiana's Isaac-flooded Plaquemines Parish will be breached to relieve pressure on it. State Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority head Garret Graves28, 2012 -- PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HESCO Bastion Environmental, Inc., the manufacturer of HESCO baskets used for flood control and environmental protection, said today that it was working closely with Federal, state,Parish President Billy Nungesser said he wants to cut a hole in the Mississippi River levee to drain the Braithwaite area.BATON

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