If you've never been through a catastrophe like this, or even if you have, it can be hard to know where to start. The Red Cross has these helpful tips to get you started and keep you safe.
DOTD Closures UPDATED AT 4:45 p.m.
Effective immediately, the following road closures and high water notifications are in place due to heavy rains. The roads will be reopened as soon as conditions improve.
Acadia Parish
Open:
I-10 eastbound from US 165 to I-49 at MP 88
LA 97 from I-10 to LA 100
Closures:
LA 91 at Estherwood Pontoon Bridge (Bayou Plaquemine Brule)
LA 98 East of LA 91 (Iota)
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Of all the terrible video being shared right now of people affected by the devastating rain and flooding, WAFB TV in Baton Rouge posted this video of a woman who would have drowned in her car with her dog.
The way this video ends is absolutely unbelievable...
With all of the rain this morning near Carencro I head a loud truck out front and it was a dump truck from Lafayette Utilities Systems helping evacuate my neighbors.
The drone video shows how severe the flooding is on HWY 90 at HWY 92 in Broussard. You can see one car didn't make it through. Turn around. Don't drown!
Flood waters continue to affect the Acadiana area and video footage on YouTube shows how flooding is affecting the Youngsville area near the roundabout on Verot.
Some residents in the South Louisiana area have been displaced due to sudden flooding, and DoubleTree by Hilton in Lafayette is offering special rates for those flood victims.