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Louisiana Floods Rescue Record Amid Fatal Drenching Storm
National Guard and other officials rescued more than 1,000 people from homes and cars as historic flooding battered Louisiana. Gov. John Bel Edwards warned rain would continue, with two confirmed deaths and dozens missing. Big swathes of the coast, including Baton Rouge area, faced record flood levels and widespread property loss while Red Cross shelters opened for evacuees.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Donald Jones
Mississippi
Alabama
Baker
Baton Rouge
Red Cross
John Mitchell
Gulf Coast
Edwards
Tangipahoa Parish
Zachary
East Baton Rouge Parish
Casey Rayborn Hicks
William Mayfield
Samuel Muse
St. Helena Parish
Bobi White
New Orleans’ International
Kenner
Weather Service
Livingston
Wilkinson County Chancery
Thomas Tolliver
Crosby