Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry. I have met a couple of people whose families where influenced by this flood. It displaced people in different ways, sometimes creating a situation for couples to meet and people to move across the state.
http://www.amazon.com/Rising-Tide-Mississippi-Changed-America-ebook/dp/B000S1LVUE/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
Another book that I am reading is No Other World, a fictional book about the beginning of the Metoyer family and plantation near Natchitoches, LA.
http://www.amazon.com/No-Other-World-Norman-German/dp/1463569688/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
Both books are about land, politics and culture and fascinating insights into the world of Louisiana.
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