Parts of the Louisiana State Penitentiary are already underwater . About 2,000 inmates have been evacuated . The rest are working to help patch holes in the levee and keep the facility dry . `` This is 18,000 acres -- this is as large as Manhattan , '' said Burl Cain , the warden at Angola . Inmates in Pointe Coupee Parish were told they could leave their homes on Tuesday, but many did not want to risk flooding by driving through flooded streets or into a storm drain that runs along Highway 190 near Lake Charles.
Parts of the Louisiana State Penitentiary are already underwater . About 2,000 inmates have been evacuated . The rest are working to help patch holes in the levee and keep the facility dry . Inmates in Pointe Coupee Parish were told they could leave their homes on Tuesday, but many did not want to risk flooding by driving through flooded streets or into a storm drain that runs along Highway 190 near Lake Charles.