Many residents in southeast Louisiana are dealing with horrible flooding as the rain continues to fall. Washington Parish Emergency Preparedness Director Tommy Thiebaud says water is everywhere and they urge residents to stay off the roads…:
CUT 4 (08) “that’s possible”
He says they are watching river levels closely and so are authorities in Tangipahoa Parish where Emergency Preparedness Director Dawson Primes says they were dumped with rain…:
CUT 5 (09) “that much water”
Chris Bannan with the National Weather Service in Slidell says 5 more inches of rain could fall…:
CUT 8 (05) “currently have”
Much of southeast Louisiana is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow afternoon.

The Sabine River is overflowing in Vernon Parish due to water releases from Toledo Bend causing major flood damage. Vernon Parish Emergency Preparedness Director Kenneth Moore warns everyone located around the river to be careful and they’ve already issued evacuations. He says this is the most significant flooding he’s ever seen…:
CUT 9 (04) “in them”
He says they’ve already evacuated about 200 people from the area surrounding the Sabine River.

In flood plagued north Louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards is in Shreveport to evaluate the storm damage there and the state’s response.

Doctors are reporting an unusual high amount of flu cases for this time of year, according to the state Department of Health and Hospitals. DHH flu bug expert says it’s probably due to the late start of the flu season. He says H1N1 is back again and people should take the flu seriously…:
CUT 1 (08) “of hospitalizations”