Thousands of people are away from their flooded homes across south Louisiana this morning. Governor John Bel Edwards says high waters have inundated neighborhoods from Tangiaphoa Parish to the Acadiana area…
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Edwards says over 20-thousand people had to be rescued, along with hundreds of pets and over 10-thousand people are in shelters. The death toll from this record-setting flooding has grown to six.

Authorities in Tangipahoa Parish confirm two bodies were found in floodwaters there. The body of an unidentified man was located near the Village of Tangipahoa and then last night the body of a woman was pulled from floodwaters off of Highway 442 in Tangipahoa.

Tangipahoa Parish is one of four parishes declared as a federal disaster area. The other three are St. Helena, East Baton Rouge and Livingston. Residents can register damage at disasterassistance-dot-gov or at 1800-621-3362.

Those with flood damaged homes will have the opportunity later this week to survey the damage. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon….
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Donelon says you can document your losses with pictures and keep your receipts, even for purchases made to minimize the damage to your home.

Portions of the interstate in south Louisiana remain closed this morning. That includes I-12 between Airline Highway in Baton Rouge and I-55 in Hammond. According to DOTD, a section of I-12 near Covington is also blocked by flood waters. Sections of I-10 are also closed between Lafayette and Jennings.