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Disaster officials to tour flooded Louisiana parishes
Federal disaster officials planned to inspect Avoyelles Catahoula Caldwell Concordia LaSalle and Franklin parishes and Ward 11 of Rapides as Gov. Edwards sought emergency relief. If approved Louisiana could provide trailers for about 397 flooded homes, with an emergency declaration speeding aid by about a week. Mississippi counties north of Vicksburg gained emergency aid for up to 200 trailers as Marathon LeTourneau laid off 480 workers. The floods stem from backwater along the Yazoo Red and Black rivers and the Mississippi River crest forecasts were revised downward for New Orleans and Vicksburg, with drainage expected to be slow after the crest passes.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Kelly Nix
Edwards
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Avoyelles
Catahoula
Caldwell
Concordia
LaSalle
Franklin Parishes
Ward 11
Rapides
Nix
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Marathon-LeTourneau
Company Presi
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
Lake Pontchartrain
John Anderson
Army Engineers
National Weather Service
Yazoo Basin