Louisiana, 1997

Flooding in Louisiana, April 6 to 11, 1997

April 6 to 11, 1997 · NWS SHV · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Caddo

When
April 6, 7:30 AM CST to April 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Caddo forecast zone
Coordinates
32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive rains led to Cross Lake in Shreveport rising to its second highest pool stage on record at 174.0 feet. Several buildings, a few homes, and a church were flooded but sandbagging and property removal kept damage to a minimum. In Bossier City along the Red Chute Bayou, water levels topped the levee with a stage of 168.8 feet breaking the record set in July 26, 1933 of 166.93 feet. The high water made its way to Lake Bisteneau where the lake rose to its second highest level of 146.40 feet. Numerous camps along the lake were abandoned and closed.

Flood, Bossier

When
April 6, 7:30 AM CST to April 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Bossier forecast zone
Coordinates
32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Webster

When
April 6, 7:30 AM CST to April 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Coordinates
32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Bienville

When
April 6, 7:30 AM CST to April 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Bienville forecast zone
Coordinates
32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5592275, 5592276, 5592277, 5592278.