12:30 LRN Newscast August 19th

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber estimates 110-thousand homes have been impacted by the historic flooding within a nine parish area and their analysis puts the damage estimate to personal property at nearly 21-billion dollars. BRAC also says a maximum of 15-percent of all homes were insured against flooding.

South Louisiana parishes underwater just a few days ago are transitioning into recovery, but there’s still a long road ahead. Don Molino has more…
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Points of Distribution locations have been set up in Livingston Parish. That’s where flood victims can get water and food, as well as, meet with FEMA representatives to apply for disaster assistance. Terry is a Denham Springs resident whose home was flooded during the storm. He says he lost two trailers and a truck, but is lucky he can stay with his daughter…
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has visited with flood victims today in East Baton Rouge, Livingston and he’s now in Ascension Parish.