The total number of parishes declared a federal disaster area is now 12, as 8 more parishes have been added to the list. Halen Doughty has more…
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75-percent of Livingston parish is a total loss. That’s according Sheriff Jason Ard. Parish President Layton Ricks says there are over 25 shelters to house displaced residents…
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An estimated 20-thousand people had to be rescued from their flooded home.

The death toll from the south Louisiana flooding has reached 10. Five of them have occurred in East Baton Rouge Parish. Coroner Doctor Beau Clark says the deaths are labeled as accidental drownings,…
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The latest person to be identified from Baton Rouge is Bill Borne, founder and former CEO of Amedisys in Baton Rouge.

Most of the focus involving the flooding has been on the Baton Rouge area, but Acadia Parish emergency preparedness director Lee Hebert says their rural parish in southwest Louisiana is dealing with extensive flooding. He says they’re praying for the water to go down, because so many residents lost everything…
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Acadia is one of the 12 parishes declared a federal disaster area.