Town learns 15-foot flood may be coming
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- A plan to divert floodwaters from the Mississippi River means flooding homes in Butte La Rose
- Army Corps of Engineers expects floodwaters of 15 feet if and when spillway is opened
- Resident are racing against the clock to salvage what they can before floodwaters hit
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Butte La Rose, Louisiana (CNN) -- On a two-lane road that cuts through a dense forest of Louisiana cypress trees, intermingled with narrow, dark creeks, sits a small community trapped in the path of a looming disaster.
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