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.

Around 135-thousand people have applied for FEMA assistance since the flood, and many have been denied. Michelle Southern has more on a hotline offering legal advice…
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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.