Terrebonne Parish Flooded after Hurricane Ike (2008)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Dulac, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2008-09-19
Duration: 00:06:27
Subjects: Hurricanes | Hurricane Gustav, 2008 | Natural Disasters | Disaster response and recovery | Hurricane Ike, 2008 | Hurricane damage | FLOODS | Flood damage
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Producer
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Crochet, Millie Interviewee
- Singleton, Diane Interviewee
- Guidry, Nancy Interviewee
- Shepherd, Patricia Interviewee
- Fry, Barry Interviewee
- Mauldlin, Shannon Interviewee
- Billiot, James Interviewee
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
Description
This segment from the September 19, 2008, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford visiting with residents in Houma and Dulac in Terrebonne Parish as they assess the damage to their homes caused by flooding from Hurricane Ike, less than two weeks after sustaining damage from Hurricane Gustav. In total, an estimated 15,000 homes were flooded in Terrebonne Parish after Hurricane Ike. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford