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Louisiana Farmers, Ranchers Face ‘Total Loss’ from Flooding

It will be weeks, perhaps months, before it’s known how much damage the recent flooding from the Red River has done to Louisiana’s agriculture industry. James Wagley, Natchitoches Parish president for Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, tells The Town Talk thousands …

Homes, Farmland Underwater in Louisiana as Red River Floods

Flooding from the swelling Red River put hundreds of homes and farmland underwater or in danger in rural northwest Louisiana, and state officials said that they would seek a federal disaster declaration to get help for residents. Recovery teams were …

Red River Floods Louisiana Neighborhoods, Parks and Roads

A rising Red River covered streets and, in some instances, entered homes in northwestern Louisiana on June 6. The Red was more than five feet above its 30-foot flood stage in Shreveport and was expected to crest there on June …