Baton Rouge floods

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Barack Obama arrived Tuesday in flood-ravaged southern Louisiana for a visit aimed at promising support to thousands of beleaguered flood victims and stemming campaign-season criticism that he’s been slow to respond to their plight. Obama was met at the Baton Rouge airport by a bipartisan group of officials, including […]

  Rev. Jesse Jackson talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his visit to Baton Rouge, LA in light of the deadly floods. “Kids need tennis shoes, toothpaste, underwear, everything you can think of from diapers to dishes. Most of the people had flood insurance, but some did not,” Rev. Jackson said. Click the […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Authorities went door to door and car to car to check for bodies Tuesday, and homeowners began the heartbreaking task of gathering up soaked family photos and mucking out houses dank with bayou mud, as the floodwaters started to recede across parts of southern Louisiana. Even as the water fell […]

Actor Wendell Pierce is going through some tough times as of late due to the massive flooding in his home state of Louisiana. Pierce, along with thousands of others in the state, lost his home in Baton Rouge. Meanwhile the area continues to be engulfed with historic rainfall and flooding.   Unfortunately, Pierce, 52, has […]