Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the August flood event is the fourth costliest for the National Flood Insurance Program, with 28-thousand claims already filed. Donelon says this devastating flood should be a lesson for all homeowners to find out what they’re covered for and what they’re not…
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August goes down as the wettest month in the history of Baton Rouge , with over 30 inches of rain. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there were also high rain totals in Acadiana and the Felicianas….
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Keim says a majority of the rain fell over a three to four day period.

A third person has reportedly died from the weekend crash on Interstate 10 near LaPlace that involved a bus, which hit a fire truck that was responding to a single vehicle wreck. The third victim is from Mississippi. Jessica Bedwell, with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, reminds motorists that state law mandates vehicles to safely change lanes when approaching emergency vehicles on the side of the road…
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And Shreveport Police are looking for a stolen service dog that can understand sign language. Corporal Marcus Hines says a rottweiler named “Major” was taken during a home invasion…
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Hines says the dog looks very much like a rottweiler, but it has distinctive long tail and bears a white patch on his chest.