Sep 23, 2005
Hurricane Rita produced extensive storm surge flooding across coastal areas of southern Terrebonne, southern Lafourche, and southern Jefferson Parishes where numerous homes and businesses were flooded. Some of the most substantial damage occurred in southern Terrebone Parish where storm surge of 5 to 7 feet above normal overtopped or breached local drainage levees inundating many small communities. Newspaper accounts indicated approximately 10,000 structures were flooded in Terrebonne Parish. L
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5478923). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower Jefferson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.