Governor John Bel Edwards issues a statewide declaration of emergency in wake of widespread flooding. Jeff Palermo reports…
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Chris Bannan with the National Weather Service in Slidell says we are not out of the woods yet, especially in southeast Louisiana, where we could still see several more inches of rain fall….
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Much of southeast Louisiana is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow afternoon. Officials say if you come across a flooded road, turn around to avoid drowing.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries say they’ve rescued nearly 600 people and over 50 pets as a result of the flooding in Louisiana. That includes over 200 people in Tangipahoa parish. Tangipahoa Parish Emergency Peparedness Director Dawson Primes says they are seeing a lot of water…
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Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards nearly 50 roads are closed due to higher water.

On the other side of the state in Vernon Parish, over 200 people had to be rescued because the Sabine River has overflowed its banks. Vernon Parish Emergency Preparedness Director Kenneth Moore says the water level dropped overnight in Toledo Bend, but….
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Moore says some flood victims have lost everything they own.