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Aug 11, 1856:
Hurricane submerges Louisiana resort
A hurricane hits the Louisiana coast, killing more than 400
people, on this day in 1856. Isle Derniere, a resort community,
was totally submerged by the storm surges.
This hurricane, which came before scientists began naming big
storms, probably formed in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and
moved northwest toward the Alabama coast. At that point, it
veered due west and just missed a direct hit on Mobile, Alabama.
Instead, the storm headed right for the mouth of the Mississippi
River and devastated the Louisiana coast. Written reports of the
storm describe it as the worst that anyone at the time could
remember.
The worst-hit place was Isle Derniere (Last Island), a resort
for Southern aristocrats near the Terrebonne Parish. The storm
first brought blinding and torrential rain, which, when combined
with strong winds, felt like daggers to the people on the
ground. Next, storm surges carried water from Lake Pelto onto
the small island from the north. Then, a tidal wave of water
from the south devastated the residents. Reportedly, upwards of
150 people were carried off with the wave, with some bodies
ending up six miles away. The only survivors from Last Island
were those who were able to make it to a steamship moored on the
island’s shores. Every building and home on the island was
submerged under water for days after the storm.
Also hard hit was nearby Bayou LaFourche, where a mysterious sea
creature was rumored to have come ashore due to the hurricane.
Although it avoided a direct hit on the Louisiana coast, the
same area was further damaged less than a month later by another
hurricane.
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