Much of interstate 10 between Lafayette and Lake Charles is open at this hour. State Police say I-10 eastbound and westbound is restricted to one lane in each direction at L-A 13. Meanwhile, I-10 eastbound just south of Baton Rouge has been reduced to one lane due to high water.

The flood waters ruined many important documents and pictures, but there is a way to salvage them. Archivist Doug Harrison, with the State Archives Office, says if you can’t work on drying them right away, then put them in the freezer. But Harrison says the chances of pictures surviving are lower than regular documents…
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If you are able to air dry pictures and documents, try to keep the air circulating around them.

Power outages remain an issue. Entergy reports 15-thousand customers are without power. DEMCO says about four-thousand of their customers are still without electricity.

Even though it’s a hectic week in south Louisiana, LSU will start school on Monday and accommodate local students affected by the flood. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Former NFL star and member of the Saints Super Bowl team Darren Sharper has been senteced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to drugging and raping women. Originally, Sharper had worked out an agreement with prosecutors that would have led to a nine-year prison sentence, but the judge rejected it because it was too lenient.