Much of Tangipahoa and Washington parishes are flooded today, after a storm dropped upwards of 17 inches of water in just 12 hours. Halen Doughty has more:
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The former Lake Charles priest who was found guilty of five counts of sexual abuse against alter boys in the early 90s, was sentenced Friday to 250 years in prison. Mark Broussard’s conviction in February included two counts of the aggravated rape of children at the church when they were 8 and 10 years old.

State Police say they are continuing the investigation into the case of a 63-year-old man who drowned after being swept away by flood waters over a bridge in Bienville Parish. They say 63-year-old Jerry Garrett lost his life in the incident, but his 70-year-old wife was able to escape. It was previously reported that the Garretts had gone around a barricade, but troopers say new information questions that claim.

As it continues to rain in southeast Louisiana, Vernon Parish Emergency Preparedness Director Kenneth Moore says some flood victims there lost everything in flood waters. But he says the community is coming together to help those in need…:
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He says they’ve already evacuated about 200 people.