Damaged products are seen at Jasmine’s Beauty Supply following the floods on August 16, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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No deaths or serious injuries were reported from flooding in Mississippi Aug. 11-14.
Anyone with flood damage is eligible for FEMA aid of close to $33,000 – far less than many people without flood insurance will need to fix and replace their damaged property.
The American Red Cross launched a donation campaign for Louisiana flood victims, and deployed 67 emergency response vehicles, according to spokesman Patrick Pannett who was interviewed by local TV station WAFB.
The entertainer tweeted early Wednesday morning that she and her family are donating to relief efforts.
“We are going door to door”, said Baton Rouge Fire Department Chief Ed Smith. Letelier had more than five feet of water in her home. Her representatives didn’t immediately return a request for comment. At least 40,000 homes were damaged and eight people killed in the historic Louisi. Louisiana Police are asking people to keep roadways clear for the time being as the water begins to recede, which makes getting donated goods like blankets and food to the victims hard.
“My father’s owned this place for 70 years”. Donelon, however, said he understands why the state’s “large population of working poor folks” wouldn’t pay for flood coverage when lenders tell them it’s not a requirement. Water had never gotten within 200 yards of his business until the weekend, he said.
Water crept into his parking lot Friday night, and by Sunday his gasoline pumps were covered.
Officials in Livingston Parish have estimated that 75 percent of the homes were a total loss. “In this time of disastrous disruption of Louisiana citizens’ lives, services, and the infrastructure of the justice system, this emergency suspension of deadlines in state legal, administrative and regulatory proceedings is certainly a welcome relief for members of the Louisiana Bar, their clients and all those with pending matters”, Justice Johnson said in a press release.
The flooding that has struck the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas has left at least 12 people dead. The order said it was issued at the joint request of the Louisiana State Bar Association, The Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the Louisiana Association of Justice.
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Residents will continue going back to their homes Wednesday, assessing damage and getting to work on repairs, in areas where the waters have receded enough.
GONZALES, La. (AP) – The heartbreaking task of sorting through waterlogged belongings and ripping out carpets and drywall is kicking into high gear Wednesday in flood-wracked southern Louisiana as the state faces a long-term challenge of how to house thousands of displaced people.
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St. James Parish and areas surrounding Acadiana are under flood warnings because of backwater flooding.
