The death toll from the south Louisiana floods has reached 10. That’s according to the state registrar for vital records. Five of the victims are from East Baton Rouge. That’s parish’s coroner, Doctor Beau Clark, says the latest victim is 58-year-old William Borne, who is the founder and former CEO of Amedisys in Baton Rouge…
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Another flooding victim, a 49-year-old male, was discovered near a wooded area in Kentwood.

Governor John Bel Edwards said today they believe at least 40-thousand homes have been impacted by the floods. And he says search and recovery missions are still ongoing in some parishes…
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Edwards says over 30-thousand peopled were rescued from the flooded waters.

Some of the most extensive flood damage has occurred in Livingston Parish. Sheriff Jason Ard says 75-percent of the parish is a total loss. Parish President Layton Ricks says some of their residents are stranded…
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The sheriff’s office also says there have been arrests for looting in their parish.

Many storm victims are starting to begin the process of cleaning up from this historic flood. LSU AgCenter Housing Specalist Claudette Reichel says if your walls got wet, you need to get the saturated insulation out of the walls, because it can cause mold problems and wood rot…
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Reichel says it only takes two to three days for mold colonies to begin, so the quicker a homeowner can start the cleanup process, the better.