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Albritton, Dalrymple Major League champs
Just two days after Lake D’Arbonne was reopened to boat traffic following a week of closure due to historic high water, a group of talented local and area bass anglers got the bass fishing kicked off in style. Jamie Albritton and Scott Dalrymple took the win at the 1st D’Arbonne Major League Fishing tournament Saturday … Continue reading
Lake open; Where’s Freddy?
Lake D’Arbonne was apparently opened to boating again Wednesday afternoon after the lake barely edged below the 83-foot flood level at the spillway gauge.The reading was 82.9 at 6 p.m. Wednesday. I don’t like to second guess, but I have to say, I wish we would have waited for another foot drop before doing this. … Continue reading
FEMA includes Union
updated at 4:49 p.m. Tuesday We just got word that FEMA has included Union Parish in its list of parishes officially declared disaster areas. Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced Tuesday afternoon, March 16, that the President has declared an 16 additional parishes federal disaster areas due to recent flooding, according to FEMA. Union is … Continue reading
Lake going down…
updated at 8:30 p.m. Monday Normally, we would be getting all up in arms at Lake D’Arbonne if the lake was reaching 84.5 feet. Now, we’re rejoicing that it is there instead of 90 feet! The lake continues to fall. The USGS graph showed it at 84.5 feet at the 8 p.m. reading. It’s predicted … Continue reading
Monday – fall continues
updated at 1:45 Monday, March 14 Lake D’Arbonne continues a steady fall. The USGS chart is up and running again this morning. As of 12:45 p.m. Monday the lake is at 85 feet. The crest was on Saturday at 89.89. The USGS information has been an invaluable tool during this flooding, first by predicting the … Continue reading
Sunday night update
updated 9:00 p.m. Sunday, March 13 Lake D’Arbonne continues to fall. We got some heavy rain in the area beginning just a few minutes ago. It is not anticipated that these will have a serious impact on the lake at this point. The USGS gauge on Lake D’Arbonne that has been giving us great numbers … Continue reading
Saturday night update
** updated at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12 Lake D’Arbonne continues a slow drop. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Lake D’Arbonne was at 87.82 feet, a full foot lower than 24 hours before. In our previous two reports, at 8:00 a.m. Saturday the lake was 88.49 feet. It had been at 88.89 at 8 p.m. Friday … Continue reading
It is falling
Updated 8:00 a.m. Saturday, March 12 Two important items: First, the lake crested Friday night! Second, please be reminded that the LAKE IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED TO MOTORIZED BOAT TRAFFIC except for emergency situations. Waves from boats cause unnecessary damage. If you see anybody on the lake, report it to law enforcement. Lake D’Arbonne actually stopped … Continue reading
Latest Friday Lake Report
**** updated 8 p.m., FRIDAY, March 11 Friday night, it appears that Lake D’Arbonne’s flood level is about to start leveling out. The lake may not reach the 90.0 predicted crest, but it will be close. At least the sun shined through late Friday for the first time in days. At 8 p.m. Friday night, … Continue reading
WARNING: Lake may hit 88-feet PLUS
updated 5:52 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 It’s apparently going to be even worse than we expected earlier today, according to the latest U.S. Geological Survey projections. Lake D’Arbonne may rise to 90 feet – 10 feet over flood stage — by Friday night. If you have a boat in your boat house, raising it isn’t … Continue reading
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