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Washed Away

Shatripa Reid with her daughter Jamikka Rodgers and her grandson Jayvea’l Robinson are rescued by Tangipahoa sheriff’s deputies from their home on Friday,
March 11, 2016 in Hammond, La. Torrential rains pounded northern Louisiana for fourth day Friday, trapping several hundred people in their homes, leaving scores of
roads impassable and causing widespread flooding.

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune)

Severe Weather Lashes Louisiana, Forcing Evacuations

N. BENCHAABANE passable, submerging cars rating northern Louisiana waters. bors had already left. He
K. MCGILL and forcing people from late Tuesday. At least three At the Pecan Valley Estates said he would leave if the
Associated Press their homes overnight. people have died, and mobile home park, Sam water started to get inside
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — The Bossier City area across mandatory evacuations Cassidy and his wife were but he was worried about
Torrential rains pounded the Red River from Shreve- have been enforced by the last holdouts. The murky looters.
Louisiana for a fourth day port has taken the brunt of rescuers using large trucks waters surrounded Cas-
Friday, leaving roads im- the storm that began satu- able to negotiate the high sidy’s home and his neigh- Continued on Page 5