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As water inches closer, an agonizing wait in La.
May 21, 2011 1:39 PM
BUTTE LAROSE, La. (AP) - The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left Butte LaRose as water from the swollen Atchafalaya River inches toward their homes. Painted signs outside their now-abandoned homes illustrate both their frustration and hope. One reads: "Nothing left worth stealing." Another... more » -
As water creeps closer, residents warned: Get out
May 15, 2011 5:56 PM
KROTZ SPRINGS, La. (AP) - Deputies are warning people to get out of low-lying areas as water gushing from a floodgate for the first time in four decades creeps closer to communities in Louisiana. Most residents heeded the warnings Sunday and headed for higher ground, even in places where... more »
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