Governor Edwards has declared a state of emergency for 22 parishes as an massive storm is pounding north and central Louisiana. DeSoto Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle says multiple emergency shelters have been set up throughout the parish. He says people along the Sabine River are being evacuated as it’s rising to a dangerously high level.
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Arbuckle says the last time the river was that high was in the 1940s.

Bienville Parish Sheriff John Ballance says flood waters have turned fatal in a small community just east of Lucky. He says they received a call Wednesday afternoon about a vehicle stuck in the water on a bridge over Saline Creek…:
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Ballance says the man who died is identified as 63-year-old Jerry Garrett of Friendship.

In Lincoln Parish, the Ruston Fire Department has had to rescue over a dozen people from their homes or vehicles because of flooding. State Representative Robert Shadoin says state and local officials are doing all they can to aid flood victims.
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Governor John Bel Edwards plans to make a trip to north Louisiana tomorrow if weather permits to see the damage.

Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal and one of his top lieutenants have been charged with civil rights violations for their alleged involvement in the beatings of five jail inmates. If convicted, Ackal could face 10 years in prison and a fine for each civil rights violation. Former US attorney Harry Rosenberg says the collective testimonies of former jail employees and the inmates will make for a hard case for the sheriff.
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