Entergy reported about 15,000 people statewide remain without power as a slow moving weather system dumps rain on Louisiana causing hazardous conditions and widespread flooding. Governor John Bel Edwards has issued an emergency declaration for all of Louisiana which is under a flash flood watch. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the main threat from this system is water..:
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So far the flooding has resulted in three deaths in Louisiana, including a six-year-old child in Ouachita Parish.

Pictures of children playing in flood waters have been circling social media, but the Department of Health and Hospitals says that’s not a good idea. DHH spokesperson Bob Johannessen flood stricken areas can be deadly…:
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The National Guard is deployed and the Red Cross has set up shelters in affected areas.

According to a new survey from LSU, most Louisiana residents are okay with paying higher taxes to support K through 12 schools and higher education. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal says he will remain at his job and has no intention of leaving despite allegations made against him that he was involved in the beatings of jail inmates. Ackal was indicted on civil rights violations as a result of an investigation stemming from the alleged 2011 incident in the jail’s chapel. In a statement, Ackal says he has faith in the judicial system and is confident he will be vindicated.