It’s estimated it will take at least one year to recover from the historic floods. That’s according to LSU Economist Jim Richardson who says Livingston Parish, which was the hardest hit, will need a while to get back to some kind of normalcy. He expects big box companies should be back on their feet quickly, but it could take smaller businesses longer.
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says help is still needed to get the muck out of flood victims homes. Mike Steele with GOHSEP says volunteers can sign up at volunteer-louisiana-dot-gov. He says the damage from this flood is similar to what was seen after Hurricane Katrina.
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State officals estimate about 60-thousand homes were flooded and many displaced residents are looking for new places to live. Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors president Tiffany Palmer says there aren’t many homes left, especially when it comes to apartments.
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Palmer says she doesn’t expect people to flee the area completely, but many will look for homes in areas that did not flood.

The evacuation order for the Vermilion Parish town of Gueydan (GAY-dahn) has been lifted. The order was issued when the levee along Hwy 713 was breached on Wednesday but was contained Sunday when 4-thousand pound sandbags were placed along the levee. Vermilion Emergency Preparedness director Rebecca Broussard says they still had over 11-hundred homes flooded throughout the parish.
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