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South Louisiana Flood - 2016

Collected by: Old Dominion University

Archived since: Aug, 2016

Description:

In August 2016, prolonged rainfall in southern Louisiana resulted in catastrophic flooding that submerged thousands of houses and businesses. About 11,000 square miles of Louisiana saw rainfall of at least 15 inches over 48 hours. The no-name storm dumped three times as much rain on Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina, the equivalent of 7.1 trillion gallons of water. With an estimated 110,000 homes damaged in the flooding, the event was characterized as the worst US natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Also see the collection created by the EBR Parish Library at https://www.archive-it.org/collections/7755

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Floods Louisiana

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Title: Sheriff says more than 75% of Livingston Parish is total loss

URL: http://actionnews17.com/headlines/sheriff-says-more-than-75-of-livingston-parish-is-total-loss-1673658/

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Title: Cajun Navy' rescues hundreds from record flooding

URL: http://www.louisianasportsman.com/details.php?id=9910

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Title: 62 miles of flooded I-12 closed from Baton Rouge to Covington

URL: http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/08/i-12_closed_flooded_62_miles_baton_rouge_covington.html

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Title: Louisiana Flood of 2016 resulted from '1,000-year' rain in 2 days

URL: http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/08/louisiana_flood_of_2016_result.html

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Title: Celtic Studios transformed into huge shelter in Baton Rouge, takes in more than 2,000 evacuees

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_1e91b048-625d-11e6-ac60-0b61a27f079e.html

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Title: Ascension officials: 15,000 homes, busineses flooded so far; levee overtopped

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_873dd256-6303-11e6-ae03-1fa2840fc417.html

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Title: New York Times public editor: We neglected our duty in Louisiana flood coverage

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_8cb52958-641d-11e6-a4ba-cbc04783216d.html

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Title: Baker returning from brink of flood damage, thanks to volunteers, local officials

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/baker/article_48b84600-6994-11e6-97f4-ff558af749a0.html

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Title: Gov. Edwards defends federal flood response, tells MSNBC Obama's visit was 'timely'

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_184e9ed4-6998-11e6-97b5-8f1a0bed57ef.html

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Title: Our Views: Welcome, Mr. President; Louisiana needs you

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_f460080e-688f-11e6-92b5-4f2e23f42caf.html

Description: We welcome news of President Barack Obama's planned visit to Louisiana today to survey flood damage, which should help to advance relief and recovery in the disaster area

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Title: From curb to landfill, flood debris pickup is a laborious process and, well, messy

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_0eff11e6-6a39-11e6-850f-4b3a6b35ecf6.html

Description: The sight of a garbage claw is one of the more reassuring bits of scenery these days in Baton Rouge.

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Title: From curb to landfill, flood debris pickup is a laborious process and, well, messy

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_1c3b61b2-6989-11e6-b846-1788f616c87a.html

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Title: 150 stories of extreme service: Readers tell tales of Cajun Navy's heroics during south Louisiana floods

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_260eb61a-7ab1-11e6-9c6c-cb129bce6940.html

Description: When The Advocate put out a call for heroes of the Cajun Navy, many of you responded with stories of unbelievable bravery. Some of these heroes are forever anonymous.

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Title: In wake of flooding, Louisiana Republicans take heat for 2013 votes against Sandy aid

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_59b03594-689f-11e6-bf38-fbc43401d8d9.html

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Title: Experts predict 'crazy' housing market, population shifts in Baton Rouge after flood

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_869a1806-6654-11e6-b4f5-17157281a229.html

Description: Last week's devastating south Louisiana floods, which have forced tens of thousands of people overnight to look for housing, comes at a time when the metro Baton Rouge housing market

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Title: Baton Rouge couple's story exemplifies heartache of 110,000 flooded households

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_9ea9e716-68d2-11e6-a590-7f1523d372f8.html

Description: With the president arriving in Baton Rouge, Jason and Jess Hughes took our videographer on a six-minute tour of their flooded neighborhood. This is their story.

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Title: President Obama meets with Louisiana flood victims: 'It shows he hasn't forgotten us'

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_ae37b308-6962-11e6-bd2e-e367c96fc1dd.html

Description: President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged his commitment to a full recovery from floods that struck south Louisiana this month, leaving 13 people dead and thousands more displaced.

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Title: Interactive map: Find your address, see where parts of Baton Rouge flooded

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_b6aae68c-6952-11e6-9dd9-dfb229b90b79.html

Description: Local government officials estimated Tuesday that nearly 53,000 residences, 3,800 commercial buildings and 1,800 public buildings in East Baton Rouge Parish alone flooded amid storms and high water that swept

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Title: Citizen-sailors, or 'Cajun Navy,' vital to rescue efforts in sunken Baton Rouge

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_bbf5263e-6646-11e6-a775-ebda9d5c17ae.html

Description: They came in bateaux, canoes, crawfish skiffs and dual-engine fishing craft, launching off the sides of roads, where highways dipped into several feet of murky water.

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Title: Which Baton Rouge ZIP codes were hit hardest? New data lends scope to flooding devastation

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_e8832d38-714d-11e6-b2c7-ab4b6ed62f15.html

Description: New data continues to sharpen the portrait of the devastation that floods wrought three weeks ago in East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes, with estimates released Friday saying the waters

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Title: The Cajun Pocahontas, 'guarding the guard dogs' and other Louisiana flooding tales

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_effc463a-663a-11e6-9b8f-f3ece23cadb7.html

Description: So this is how Catherine “C.C.” Bihm came to acquire her new handle on social media as #ccisabadass. Or, if you prefer, #cajunpocahontas.

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Title: Bigger than a rivalry: Alabama football delivers supplies, flood donations to Baton Rouge

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_f7a7ddd4-6a1f-11e6-b00c-8ba95451c012.html

Description: Perhaps Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, might go down in history as the first time Alabama football has ever been welcome in Baton Rouge.

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Title: More than 600 photos from Louisiana flood of 2016, aftermath

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/collection_887656c0-68a8-11e6-9674-77f283933568.html

Description: The historic Louisiana flood of 2016 touched thousands of lives in often devastating ways. Some lost everything. Many stepped up to help in large and small ways.

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URL: http://www.wafb.com/story/32756946/flood-victims-encouraged-to-pre-register-for-dsnap-benefits/

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URL: http://www.wafb.com/story/32807054/louisiana-gov-says-trumps-visit-helped-shine-spotlight-on-flooding/

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URL: http://www.wafb.com/story/32835029/cajun-army-emerges-provides-free-help-to-flood-victims/

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Title: Most people in Livingston Parish lost everything, sheriff says

URL: http://www.wbrz.com/news/90-percent-of-denham-springs-flooded-rescues-will-continue-tuesday/

Description: Rescue efforts stretched into their fourth day on Monday as a new week began along with the first glimmerings of recovery in an area decimated by floods over the weekend.

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Title: Fifteen Livingston Parish schools damaged by water; Some up to 8 feet

URL: http://www.wbrz.com/news/fifteen-livingston-parish-schools-damaged-by-water-some-up-to-8-feet/

Description: Livingston Parish Schools sustained catastrophic damage and there is no immediate plans to open schools, the superintendent said in a live TV interview during extended coverage of the recent flooding in the region.

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Title: Louisiana National Guard rescues 7,600 after severe floods

URL: http://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-national-guard-rescues-7-600-after-severe-floods/

Description: The Louisiana National Guard began providing shelter support for the Baton Rouge River Center Sunday night.

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Title: Some homes in Ascension Parish still underwater

URL: http://www.wbrz.com/news/some-homes-in-ascension-parish-still-underwater/

Description: PRAIRIEVILLE. While most people are cleaning up after last week?s historic flooding, dozens living near Spanish Lake in Ascension Parish remain under water.

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URL: http://www.wwltv.com/ext/news/nation-now/article/289/4xMyWgxFvG8O0ssyiKsCyA/

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Title: Weeks later, Lafayette farm still surrounded by flood water

URL: http://www.wwltv.com/weather/flooding/weeks-later-lafayette-farm-still-surrounded-by-flood-water/313484989

Description: On Brian Fournet's farm, the flood water that covered parts of Louisiana is still standing.

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