Misner 36 relatives of his mother's side who have lost their homes - this is 13 houses - in the small community of Colyell Livingston Parish . Many of them live in the same street where she grew up.
Her husband four parents who have lost their homes in the vicinity of Baker, Baton Rouge and Denham Springs.
"I could not believe what was happening to our families and others in our local communities," said Misner.
"Our first reaction was to help our families prepare for the worst, "she said. "When the flood waters continued to rise, then we have used boats to carry everything we could to save what was left."
It is common to find generations of a family living close together in this part of Louisiana. The sense of family is paramount, especially when something so life changing happens.
The Misners are just one of the many families trying to cope with the disaster.
They were helping save parents what they can to move the family to safe places, outdoor karting equipment to their property and placing goods on blocks inside the affected houses, it said.
About there a year, the couple moved to neighboring French colony, a blessing since their house is on higher ground.
While the house Misner is always safe, it is surrounded by water.
"My mother is staying with us here and the neighbors begin to prepare for us to be flooded in," the 31-year-old told CNN. "We have some people of the surrounding areas get food and supplies to us."
The Misners started seeing water slide in the streets around their home on Tuesday. He rose a foot and now they are flooded in, she said Wednesday morning.
"I bought enough food to last a week if we were flooded, but I was not prepared for the devastation. The local stores are low on everything from food to fuel ".
First, Misner said she felt helpless. She felt like she could not do enough to help his family.
At the same time feeling guilty and blessed, she does what she can for those who have lost a lot.
"People were told that they do not require insurance against floods and now they are homeless," she said. "We try to understand where our family will stay. We only seven houses of the family which has no damage. "
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