BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. Bobby Jindal Thursday afternoon released the following executive proclamation declaring a state of emergency due to the severe weather and flooding across the state.
Jindal stated that heavy thunderstorms drenched Louisiana with several inches of rain and the National Weather Service issued tornado watches and flood warnings for much of the state.
Acadia, Avoyelles, Concordia, East Carroll, Evangeline, Livingston and St. Landry Parishes also declared states of emergency Thursday “in order to assist residents in areas already experiencing flooding.”
Additional parishes will most likely declare states of emergency in the coming days, the declaration added.
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