Comite River flood waters drain smoothly after weekend storms

CENTRAL- High water in the Comite River from this weekend's storms is quickly draining south into the Amite. Officials in East Baton Rouge Parish said the river levels dropped as fast as they rose Monday with almost no back-fill flooding.The river approached moderate flood stage at the Joor Road bridge. Nearby residents in Comite Hills West like Hank des Bordes said he wasn't too worried."The water can get right up to the bottom of the bridge and I'm still not worried about it because my land i