Apr 5, 1997
Heavy rain caused riverfront industry on Front Street in Morgan City to flood. On the unprotected side of the Front Street floodwall, the road was closed through the weekend. In Stephensville, the backwater area on the east side of town was flooded and six homes had water enter them when water came over sandbags. The hardest hit area was Bayou Estates.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5600985). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower St. Martin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.