BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Robert and Gwen Arceneaux endured a sleepless night Sunday after noticing floodwater creeping into their home — in a neighborhood that had never seen water before.
From the St. Mary Parish schools website:
All St. Mary Parish schools will reopen on Monday, August 15, 2016. Buses will run on their normal schedules.
The Tri-City area escaped the weekend storms without street or home flooding, and area residents are pitching in to help get supplies to people in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas who were hit h
St. Martin Parish public schools will be closed Monday, Superintendent Lottie Beebe said in an email.
Heavy rain is in the forecast for the Tri-City area today.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Emergency crews plucked motorists from cars stranded by high water along a seven-mile stretch of south Louisiana interstate, pulled others from inundated homes and waist-deep wa
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, which includes St. Mary Catholic churches from Berwick Bay west, has canceled weekend Mass at many of its churches because of the heavy rain.
The curfew that was put in place yesterday for St. Martin Parish has been lifted, St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office Spokeswoman Maj. Ginny Higgins said in a news release.
Due to the widespread flooding in area, delivery of the Sunday edition of the St. Mary and Franklin Banner Tribune will be delayed.
The flash flood warning for St. Mary and surrounding areas has been extended until 6:15 p.m. today.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office patrol deputies report a quiet night with no major road closures in St. Mary Parish as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Heavy rain and widespread flooding in Louisiana lead the governor to declare a state of emergency on Friday, with more rain expected over the state through Saturday.
Geoff Stoute talks with CCHS boys coach about the upcoming state semifinal game against Hamilton Christian.