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Officials Tell People To Stay Away From Flooded Areas

Officials are asking people to stay out of flood areas in south Louisiana while they help people escape unprecedented flooding. 

Here’s the message from Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Mike Edmonson:

“Stay in your homes if you’re in a safe location. Venturing out into the unknown only becomes problematic and then we have to do a search and rescue on you.  Those areas that we know the water is rising is going to rise," Edmonson said.

Governor John Bel Edwards says shelters are set up throughout the affected areas. And he’s asking people to stay away from flooded areas because multiple roadways are blocked.

“That’s going to be the case over the next couple of days. So I’m asking for people to remain patient and compliant and we’re going to get through this,”   Edwards said.

The National Weather Service says the rivers in the Baton Rouge area have started to fall, but still remain above flood stage setting record levels over the weekend.

The weather service office in Slidell says rivers and streams north of Interstate 12 have crested and have started to drop, while those south of the interstate continue to rise.

Eileen is a news reporter and producer for WWNO. She researches, reports and produces the local daily news items. Eileen relocated to New Orleans in 2008 after working as a writer and producer with the Associated Press in Washington, D.C. for seven years.

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