Louisiana's mammoth flooding: By the numbers
Photos: Louisiana flooding is 'major disaster,' governor says
Baron Leblanc, left, and George Snyder move a refrigerator out of George's flooded home in St. Amant on Thursday, August 18. More than 30,000 people have been rescued in southern Louisiana after heavy rains caused flooding. "This is a major disaster," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has said.
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Photos: Louisiana flooding is 'major disaster,' governor says
A Virgin Mary statue is barely visible in front of a flooded home in St. Amant on August 18.
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Photos: Louisiana flooding is 'major disaster,' governor says
Flooding affects a chicken coop in Sorrento on August 17.
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Photos: Louisiana flooding is 'major disaster,' governor says
Kade Lewis helps gut his grandparents' home in Walker on Wednesday, August 17, after flooding.
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Photos: Louisiana flooding is 'major disaster,' governor says
Caskets float in floodwaters near a cemetery in Gonzales on August 17.
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Photos: Louisiana flooding is 'major disaster,' governor says
A man talks on his phone while helping salvage items from a house in Denham Springs on August 17.
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