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The National Guard is being deployed in Louisiana as heavy rain continues to drench the state today.

Lafayette Parish School Board member Jeremy Hidalgo has a message for those trapped by the waters in the Youngsville area.

Road closures, school closures and power outages persist as the slow-moving weather system is bombarding the state with torrential rains.

Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Joel Robideaux has declared a state of emergency for Lafayette Parish as a result of severe weather.

Sandbags are being made available across Acadiana as flooding has become an issue.

Flooding is inhibiting crews from accessing some areas, but power will be restored ASAP.

While Lafayette Parish Schools canceled classes this morning, the lateness of the announcement meant many students had already been dropped off at school.

Some residents in south Lafayette are being forced to evacuate their homes due to rising water.

With the persistent and heavy rains pouring down in Acadiana, it was only a matter of time until Facebook began filling up with flood photos.

Man Swims in flooded water as the water rises across south Louisiana.

Not all Acadiana parishes had made the decision prior to school buses picking up students, including Vermilion parish, whose first day was set for today.

The following school systems are closed.

Some areas are seeing high water on roads. Be wary of traveling on flooded roads as thunderstorms continue to barrage our area.As the thunderstorms roll through Acadiana, Lafayette Parish is seeing flooding across the area.

Two small towns in southwest Louisiana are now under a voluntary evacuation order. Both Kinder and Oberlin, in Allen Parish, are now under a voluntary evacuation due to the potential of rising waters.

Remember: when there is standing water on the road, allow common sense to prevail.

While most of Acadiana waits on the rain, our neighbors in north Louisiana are dealing with some serious flooding.

Multiple state agencies are working diligently this weekend to ramp up the state's flood response efforts in preparation for incoming flood waters from the Red River. In a statement outlining the state's emergency preparedness efforts from the governor's office, Bobby Jindal lists the following state agencies that have been preparing for the Red River's floodwaters that are expected to be the high

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