Cleanup Crews Roll Through Baton Rouge After Louisiana Flooding

In Castle Place he viewed some of the flood damage, thanked rescuers, spoke with to officials who have been managing the response effort and greeted citizens whose lives have been thrown into chaos because of the flooding.

The United State’s President has recently come under major scorn for not choosing the lives of his countrymen over his relaxation.

How much would be needed to help residents was yet to be determined, Mr Obama said, noting Congress may need to approve more aid.

They need help from the community to make it happen.

Triple S Food Mart owner Abdul Muflahi said he witnessed the altercation between Sterling and the two officers and described officers first using a Taser on Sterling while a second officer tackled him.

The White House said Obama would be looking at what more could be done.

City-parish Chief Administrative Officer William Daniel tells The Advocate (http://bit.ly/2biP4dA) the first responders will be at the top of the list for the housing.

Former Seattle resident Barney Huggins, who now resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, called in to the Z-Twins’ (1420 KRIZ & 1620 KYIZ) very popular “Community Potpourri Show” Tuesday morning with another update on the flood in Baton Rouge. “We took ourselves, and our hands, and our work, and we went and hit the ground running”, Williams said. “I know HUD has already provided some technical assistance in the drafting of that kind of legislation, but I can not make any commitment on that right now because that is Congress’s call”.

“Saddened by the devastating tragedies that keep affecting my Louisiana”, said Jackson in a press release.

Despite the temporary closure of all East Baton Rouge Parish schools, Woodlawn High School is forging ahead with its annual robotics competition, and this year’s event will double as a mission to help families affected by recent flooding in Louisiana. “With the help of Cary Glotzer’s team at Tupelo-Honey Raycom, the rest of the country will see what a bad and devastating event that this continues to be and how they can help”. “In the rain and everything they were still here”. “But I’m glad to see everybody is safe, at least”.

The sandbag wall had to be reinforced with a plywood wall.

Nearly 300,000 residents remain in shelters while the clean up continues. They’ll be on blocks and strapped down, not on wheels.

Registration for the program begins Monday, but the grants can only help homeowners with less catastrophic damage.

Approximately 110,500 displaced people had applied for federal disaster aid and $74 million dollars have already been distributed as of Tuesday, according to Reuters. For those in a flood zone, the mobile homes will have to be set up at trailer parks or other commercial property still being identified. The natural disaster has been referred as the deadliest to hit the USA since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

DRC Vice President Mark Stafford estimated that his workers could pick up 20,000 cubic yards this week.