Event narrative (NOAA)
Flood waters from rainfall that fell mainly during the 9th and 10th slowly drained across Rapides Parish through the Red River and Bayous Boeuf, Cocodrie and others. The water level on Bayou Cocodrie fell below flood stage during the late morning hours of the 19th. During the flood event 164 home were damaged.
Other notable flood events in Louisiana
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.