St. Landry Parish President Don Menard issued a voluntary evacuation of residents east of Port Barre and a mandatory evacuation of all livestock on the levee and surrounding areas Monday. Both Menard and Gov. Bobby Jindal encouraged emergency officials and community members gathered at an emergency preparedness meeting in Krotz Springs on Monday to prepare for the worst.
“Whether they open the (Morganza) Spillway or not, water’s coming over the spillway,” Jindal said. “That’s just the way it’s built, the way it’s designed.”
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may open the Morganza Spillway as soon as Thursday to reroute water into the Atchafalaya River.
