Photos Show Significant Flooding in Louisiana

Major flooding happened in Lafayette Parish. Lafayette Police even asked people not to drive on Ambassador Caffery between Eraste Landry and Kaliste Saloom. KATC Meteorologist Daniel Phillips says several inches of rain fell in parts of the city Wednesday, leading to a flash flood warning for the area.

This is a picture of the intersection of Ambassador Caffery:

Ambassador Caffery Flooding — Photo courtesy of Heidi Courville

The following are pictures of the area on Rue de Belier:

Flooding on Rue de Belier 1 — Photo courtesy of Paul Farnham

Flooding on Rue de Belier 2 — Photo courtesy of Paul Farnham

Here is a photo from the area of West Congress and Ambassador area:

West Congress and Guilbeau area — Photo courtesy of Paul Farnham

Here is a look from Ambassador Caffery at Ridge:

Ambassador at Ridge — Photo submitted to 973 by Alisa Ann Leblanc

Here is another photo of Ambassador Caffery near Robley:

Ambassador Caffery — Photo submitted to 973 by Amber A Trahan

What it looked like driving in Lafayette:

Lafayette Flooding 3 — Photo submitted to 973 from Sadie Hebert

Ambassador Caffery between Eraste Landry and Kaliste Saloom became a nightmare for drivers:

Ambassador Caffery Flooding 4 — Photo submitted to 973 by Crissy Norris

Here is a picture of a Lafayette School Bus in flood waters:

Lafayette Flooding 4 — Photo submitted to 973 courtesy of Amer Salhi

The following is a look at Willow and University:

Willow at University — Photo courtesy of Morgan Cerone Reed

Some areas of Lafayette received more rain than others as you can see from this photo:

Major Lafayette Flooding — Photo courtesy of Morgan Cerone Reed

Here is another look at how much flooding has happened:

Lafayette Flooding 5 — Photo submitted to 973 courtesy of Amer Salhi

The following is how the underpass at University looks:

Underpass on University — Photo courtesy of Shaniaa Renaee

This is how things looked in front of Home Depot on Ambassador Caffery:

Ambassador Caffery in Front of Home Depot — Photo courtesy of Hollie Wofford

Even this nutria took a break from the flood waters:

Nutria by Flood Water — Photo courtesy of Deidre Cormier

The following is a few pictures from an area near Carencro:

Flooding 1 — Photo courtesy of Annette Breaux

Flooding 2 — Photo courtesy of Annette Breaux

Flooding 3 — Photo courtesy of Annette Breaux

More flooding pictures:

Flooding 4 — Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas

Flooding 5 — Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas

Flooding 6 — Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas

Flooding 7 — Photo courtesy of Becky Riojas

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Source: Photos Show Significant Flooding in Louisiana

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