WALKER, La. (AP) -- Barbara Manuel saw a flicker of sun and that gave her hope that the worst of the horrific flooding to hit southern Louisiana was over.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi has damaged thousands of homes, and the risk of rising water prompted additional evacuations Sunday.
ELM GROVE, La. (AP) — Huge military trucks rumbled through neighborhoods in Louisiana on Thursday in search of families trapped by days of relentless rain, while men in rain gear waded through floodwaters up to their chests to rescue stranded animals.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Family and friends will say goodbye today to a 6-year-old autistic boy who was killed while police in Louisiana were chasing his father.
Police have identified John Russell Houser, 59, as the person suspected of opening fire in a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater Thursday night, killing two people and injuring seven more (one critically), before killing himself. Houser was described as a "drifter" from Alabama who had been living in a nearby motel.
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A lone gunman sitting in a packed movie theater stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of "Trainwreck" and began firing into the crowd, killing two and injuring at least seven others Thursday night before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.