The recent flooding associated with the cajun navy is not a routine event. It was regarded as a "500 year flood." Local rivers (Amite River) that rarely have a

The recent flooding associated with the cajun navy is not a routine event. It was regarded as a "500 year flood." Local rivers (Amite River) that rarely have a problem with capacity overflowed into nearby cities (Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, etc.) Houses on land that did not require flood insurance were filled with water to the roof-level. Not Normal: https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2016/08/16/louisiana-flooding-stack/assets/images/590191904-1254.jpg https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2016/08/16/louisiana-f... Video of devastation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZSXGin-zNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZSXGin-zNA Law enforcement would have been prepared to handle normal-scale hurricanes, flooding, etc. (They do) but were not prepared to handle this kind of uncommon disaster. And even though the disaster was unforeseen, the government still helped some - my parents were removed from their house via Coast Guard. (But many more in the same area were removed by locals with boats) I do agree that it makes sense to reimburse cajun navy participants in some way but I'm not sure how