As of this morning, Richard Carbo with the Governor’s Office says 11,000 have registered damage, 8,000 of those are from impacted parishes. Governor John Bel Edwards says they’re hoping to add more parishes to the list.
St. John’s United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge is just one of many impromptu shelters that have been set up across south Louisiana in the wake of historic floods. Rev. Dr. Jay Hogwood says St. John’s takes up donations for their Shepherd’s Market, which is usually used to feed the needy in the community. He says as of late, it’s been a vital resource to provide meals for people who, for now, are calling St. John’s home.
Hogwood says they are still taking donations of non-perishable food items, baby supplies, and paper products at St. John’s UMC on Highland Road.
Flood waters are not showing signs of receding anytime soon in some southern Louisiana parishes. Meredith Conger with the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Ascension Parish says they are still trying to combat the flooding throughout the parish. She says they are still in the response phase.
Conger says anyone who wants to volunteer can call 225-621-8360
According to the National Weather Service, Ascension, Iberville, St. James and Livingston are still expected to get additional flooding. Frank Revitte with the National Weather Service in Slidell says even though the river crested in Denham Springs and Livingston Parish, the water isn’t expected to clear out for days…