Yesterday officials with the parish and City of Slidell were still trying to figure out Claudette’s toll but a spokesman for St. Tammany Parish said 95 homes had reported taking on water.
Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer said he thinks the toll might be in the hundreds, although a lot of the flooding took place outside the city limits, particularly in the Military Road area.
The heavy rainfall, which pounded eastern St. Tammany over a short time, was too much for the area’s gravity drainage system. It filled up ditches and canals, including the W-14 Canal, which drains most of Slidell and the W-15 Canal, which drains the Military Road area.
Officials are encouraging residents to self-report if they were flooded to both the parish and state. The state form can be found at Damage.LA.gov and residents can report to the parish at permits@stpgov.org.
