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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: I’m From Louisiana. Here’s the Flooding Story the Media Should Cover.

URL: http://dailysignal.com/2016/08/18/im-from-louisiana-heres-the-flooding-story-the-media-should-cover/

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Title: Hundreds of Louisiana Flood Victims Owe Their Lives to the 'Cajun Navy'

URL: http://ijr.com/2016/08/674271-hundreds-of-louisiana-flood-victims-owe-their-lives-to-the-cajun-navy/

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Title: A Tale of Two Disasters

URL: http://spectator.org/a-tale-of-two-disasters/

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Title: Volunteer Louisiana

URL: http://volunteerlouisiana.gov/

Description: The Volunteer Louisiana Commission's mission is to build and sustain high quality programs that meet the needs of Louisiana's citizens and promote an ethic of service. Volunteer Louisiana is also charged in the state's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) with coordinating spontaneous, unaffiliated volunteers statewide in times of disaster.

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Title: Louisiana floods: One of the worst recent US disasters

URL: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37121404/

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Title: Obama urges Americans to "stay focused" on Louisiana even after cameras leave

URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-urges-americans-to-stay-focused-on-louisiana-even-after-cameras-leave/

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Title: Between Trump talk and Milwaukee protests, we are ignoring human devastation in Louisiana

URL: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/headlines/20160815-between-trump-talk-and-milwaukee-protests-we-are-ignoring-human-devastation-in-louisiana.ece

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Title: Fr. Roman Roldan’s Blog: Observations of a Disaster Volunteer

URL: http://www.edola.org/fr-roman-roldans-blog-observations-of-a-disaster-volunteer/

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Title: The Flood Of 2016: Southeast Louisiana And The Consequences Of Real Community

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-flood-of-2016-southeast-louisiana-the-consequences_us_57b47ffae4b0b3bb4b088bcd/

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Title: Reflection from Rev. Jay Hogewood

URL: http://www.la-umc.org/newsdetail/reflection-from-pastor-jay-5705297/

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Title: We Will Get Through This

URL: http://www.la-umc.org/newsdetail/we-will-get-through-this-5684921/

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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: Flooding Compounds Pain of Tragic Summer in Baton Rouge

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/us/louisiana-flooding.html

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Title: 14 Heartbreaking and Beautiful Photos from the Louisiana Flood

URL: http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/louisiana/pictures-from-the-flood-la/

Description: Here are some truly beautiful and heartbreaking photos from the Louisiana flood that you won't find anywhere in the mainstream media.

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Title: Louisiana’s quiet crisis: Cable news and the folly of disaster porn coverage

URL: http://www.salon.com/2016/08/16/louisianas-quiet-crisis-cable-news-and-the-folly-of-disaster-porn-coverage/

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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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Title: And Now, The Cajun Army

URL: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/and-now-the-cajun-army/

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Title: Flood Of Misery, Flood Of Grace

URL: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/flood-of-misery-grace/

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Title: What You Lose, What You Gain

URL: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/louisiana-flood-loss-gain/

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Title: Mucker's Diary

URL: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/muckers-diary-louisiana-flood/

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Title: Obama: “America, Please Help Louisiana”

URL: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/obama-america-please-help-louisiana/

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Title: Send Ryan Lochte Back To Rio

URL: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/send-ryan-lochte-back-to-rio/

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Title: The Disaster in Denham Springs

URL: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-disaster-in-denham-springs/

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Title: Louisiana Floods Are Called 'the Worst Natural Disaster' Since Superstorm Sandy

URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/america-is-ignoring-another-natural-disaster-near-the-gulf/496355/

Description: Southern Louisiana is drowning again. No one seems to care.

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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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Title: Louisiana Flood 2016 - Flipagram featuring Louisiana 1927 by Aaron Neville created on 03/21/2016

URL: https://flipagram.com/f/mKQNY72zhI

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Title: My Louisiana

URL: https://lifewithmak365.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/my-louisiana/

Description: I have waited a long time to write this post because I wanted my words to be as close to perfect as they could be. With that being said, I guess 5 P.M. on a Saturday night is ideal for a high school student to reflect on the past two weeks.

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Title: Photos and videos of flooding in southeast Louisiana (with images, tweets)

URL: https://storify.com/NOLANews/flooding/

Description: Homes and cars are flooded. Schools have closed. More than 75 people have been rescued.

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Title: New Orleans, others from around the country help Louisiana flooding victims (with images, tweets)

URL: https://storify.com/NOLANews/new-orleans-others-from-around-the-country-help-lo/

Description: This weekend, people drove from New Orleans and from other places across the state and even the country to deliver donated goods and lend helping hands to the victims of the Louisiana Flood of 2016.

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Title: When floodwaters rise, the 'Cajun Navy' come to help (with images, tweets)

URL: https://storify.com/NOLANews/when-floodwaters-rise/

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Title: Dramatic videos show how Louisiana's historic floods have devastated communities

URL: https://storify.com/cmgnationalnews/dramatic-videos-show-how-floods-have-devastated-so/

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Title: Walker Police Department - Timeline | Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/Walker.Police/videos/10155108364813368/

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Title: Wendy Lincoln - For those out of town asking how it is... | Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/itsreininghorses/posts/10106070923387895/

Description: For those out of town asking how it is over here in Baton Rouge... it's scary. My Facebook newsfeed is filled with people begging for boats to come...

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Title: LSU Football - Timeline | Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/lsufootball/videos/1370344416326247/

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Title: LSU Women's Basketball - Timeline | Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/lsuwbkb/videos/1349005988450500/

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/robin.deshotels/posts/10202231097975964/

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Title: Louisiana floodwaters begin to recede but thousands remain in shelters

URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/17/louisiana-floodwaters-recede-relief-recovery/

Description: Massive recovery operation begins as Red Cross reports flood that left 11 dead and damaged 40,000 homes is worst US disaster since Hurricane Sandy in 2012

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Title: As others move on, the “Laundry Angels” of Baton Rouge swoop in to help out

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/08/22/as-others-move-on-the-laundry-angels-of-baton-rouge-swoop-in-to-help-out/

Description: She is a foot soldier in the 'Laundry Angels' army, picking up clothes soaked and spackled with mud in the Baton Rouge flood and restoring them to just-washed freshness for their owners.

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Title: How to gut a house in Baton Rouge (in 6 steps)

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/08/30/how-to-gut-a-house-in-baton-rouge-in-6-steps/

Description: First, you remove all the furniture. Then, you cry.

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