All methods use special generators to convert tidal energy into electricity. During the 20th century, engineers developed ways to use tidal movement to generate electricity in areas where there is a significant tidal range-the difference in area between high tide and low tide. Tidal energy is a renewable source of energy. at Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Tidal energy is produced by the surge of ocean waters during the rise and fall of tides. “As long as it’s over water and it’s blowing water in, were going to act like it’s a hurricane and we’re going to do what we’ve gotta do to protect property,” Kerner said. Bernard Parish, unless you absolutely need to come down here because of property or business, we ask you to stay home," McInnis said.Ĭormier expected the worst flooding to come during high tide on Wednesday and Thursday, and he, Kerner and Camardelle all said they would continue to monitor the tides and the rains as Cindy headed inland. "I just want our citizens to know, in the lower-lying areas of St. Authorities there closed Delacroix Highway and Florissant Highway due to standing water. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis had also declared a state of emergency, which could allow the parish eventually to recoup some of its expenses during the storm. "We’re far from out of the woods," he said. that after a day of watching the West Bank, his attention had shifted to some of the newer levees on the East Bank. In Plaquemines, Cormier had declared a state of emergency for the parish. Wednesday, Kerner said the water was still holding at about 3¾ feet - safe, but a little too close for comfort. Kerner said that as long as the tide doesn’t get much over 4 feet, the water is manageable, but he said town and parish workers would have to monitor the situation well into Thursday. “We’re sandbagging and hoping it doesn’t get too high.” “The tide is starting to come up now,” Kerner said, just before noon. Workers and volunteers in the town of fewer than 2,000 residents were in the process of deploying 20,000 sandbags and 300 rock bags, mostly in the boat launches, seafood docks and ice houses that make up the gaps in its levees. “I get anxious during these times, and when I get like that, I hardly even eat.”Īt the same time, at Jean Lafitte in Jefferson Parish, Mayor Tim Kerner watched as the water began to rise. “Nothing gourmet, but it’s better than nothing,” Simpson said. The menu, provided courtesy of the parish government, was luncheon meat on white bread with a bag of chips. He managed to catch a quick meal in an office at Belle Chasse Pumping Station No. Simpson, 49, whose duties include managing payroll and fixing machines himself, said he’s grown accustomed to the nonstop schedule of storm preparations in his 30 years on the job. “The guys that work for me, they know what the drill is.” “I know getting into something like this, we’re going to be at it for days,” Simpson said. Parish President Amos Cormier III said that when a storm comes near Plaquemines, Simpson is the most sought-after man in the parish. Their supervisor, Drainage Superintendent Greg Simpson, had about an hour of sleep total between Monday and Tuesday nights, but he and his crew labored to keep Cindy’s waters at bay. In Plaquemines Parish, Belle Chasse residents stayed dry thanks to the 21 workers who operate the parish pumping stations.
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