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UPDATE: 8/13
A little canoe trip from one lake to another over Dalrymple Drive. Water over road pic.twitter.com/rnddx9pezC
— Amy Wold (@awold10) August 13, 2016
#LSU pic.twitter.com/NLPA7EbVVI
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) August 13, 2016
The lake in @BRECXSports has basically taken over the rest of the park #lawx #BatonRouge pic.twitter.com/ay3sws4XWw
— Andrea Gallo (@aegallo) August 13, 2016
Some neighbors making due with an air mattress raft. #LSU pic.twitter.com/Aho52ilQx5
— Wm. Taylor Potter (@wmtaylorpotter) August 13, 2016
This is what he's seeing. @LSUCheckpoint pic.twitter.com/YOiTaLNMxv
— Noah! Bryant Ballard (@NoahhhBallard) August 13, 2016
Carlotta totally flooded. pic.twitter.com/RZqEx2yJc6
— Quinn Welsch (@QuinnWelsch) August 13, 2016
Baton Rouge FD helping us down a flooded Highland Road where more rescues happening. @KSLA @WAFB #LAWX #LAflood pic.twitter.com/PJf684mVFC
— Nick Lawton (@NickLawtonKSLA) August 13, 2016
ORIGINAL STORY
Friday morning, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency due to severe weather in the state. Baton Rouge has seen torrential rain and massive floods throughout the day.
Caskets floating in St. Mark's Cemetery on Dunn St. in Walker. Via @WalkerPolice #lawx @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/MN1D3u5sml
— Dave Nussbaum WWL-TV (@Dave_Nussbaum) August 12, 2016
PHOTOS: Acadian Thruway in Baton Rouge #LADOTD #lawx pic.twitter.com/ah7BDdnMVD
— Louisiana DOTD (@La_DOTD) August 12, 2016
.@BRPD SWAT picking up residents from their flooded homes on Groom at Sherron (courtesy pics) @theadvocatebr #lawx pic.twitter.com/WLzZmwIvnn
— Hilary Scheinuk (@hscheinukphoto) August 12, 2016
Before/after of Dawson's Creek as seen behind The District on Perkins via Robert Wood. #LAwx pic.twitter.com/lRkHftwY9P
— Steve Caparotta (@SteveWAFB) August 12, 2016
Acadian is a river under I-10 as seen here from @TimSprolesTV #BatonRouge #flood pic.twitter.com/JtQbME2mKq
— Mark Stitz (@MarkStitz) August 12, 2016
#Flooding on #I10 between siegen and highland #lawx #BatonRouge @WAFB @WBRZ @talk1073 pic.twitter.com/2otvyGo2P3
— Kassim Rasoulian (@kastonie) August 12, 2016
RAW VIDEO: Pumps are working at I-10 and Acadian Thruway in Baton Rouge to help the water recede. #LADOTD #lawx pic.twitter.com/iPQfeIVK0u
— Louisiana DOTD (@La_DOTD) August 12, 2016
Now is a good time to review some flood safety tips #lawx #mswx #alwx #TurnAroundDontDrown pic.twitter.com/fIJtAXrVqV
— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) August 12, 2016
