Hundreds gather in Morgan City, Louisiana for a meeting on floodwaters.
Residents are demanding to know when the Army Corps of Engineers will open the Morganza Spillway.
Mississippi river floodwaters top a levee in Northeastern Louisiana.
The water's flowing into East Carroll Parish, flooding some fertile farmland and prompting evacuations.
To keep our levees strong, and to allow crews to do their jobs up there, Holden says starting on May 13th at 7am, the public will no longer be allowed on the levee.
This means no jogging, biking, or picnicking.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Charles Mondrick ordered the evidence room at BRPD headquarters be moved to higher ground.
Chief Mondrick says the decision was made out of an abundance of caution.
A woman is in jail tonight for hitting a man with her car and driving away.
State police got the call around 6am on the morning of May 12th that a man was lying in a ditch.
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