- Louisiana's Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency.
- Widespread flooding was reported Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- Lake Charles' mayor says hundreds of homes, many damaged in Laura and Delta, were damaged again.
One person has died and another is missing after widespread flooding in Louisiana that has swamped homes and businesses and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency.
A person died when a vehicle ran off Highway 415 into a flooded ditch about 10 p.m. Monday night in Port Allen, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish, according to the Louisiana State Police. One person survived the crash and another was still missing Tuesday, LSP said. The victims have not been identified.
Rain continued to fall across the state Tuesday. Several streets in New Orleans were already impassable even before the morning commute began as were roadways in St. Charles Parish, according to WVUE.
Overnight, a flash flood emergency was issued for the southeast Baton Rouge area, where radar estimated up to a foot of rain had fallen.
Officials said first responders made more than 250 water rescues in East Baton Rouge Parish alone, according to WBRZ.
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The Baton Rouge Fire Department rescued more than 200 people overnight, spokesman Curt Monte told WAFB.
The St. George Fire Department, which covers an area south of Baton Rouge, responded to 120 calls for help between 9 p.m. Monday and 5 a.m. Tuesday, Public Information Officer Eldon Ledoux told WAFB.
The department also used boats to evacuate residents of the Siegen Calais apartments after floodwater entered first-floor apartments and swamped cars in the parking lot, WBRZ reported.
Water also flowed into homes in Gonzales, southeast of Baton Rouge.
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome issued a disaster declaration about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
The flooding also has forced a stretch of Interstate 10 south of Baton Rouge from Highland Road to Siegen Lane to close, according to the state Transportation Department. It remained closed Tuesday.
More than 15,000 homes and businesses were without power in East Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday morning, according to WBRZ.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Monday after flooding across the southwest corner of the state.
Extensive flooding was reported throughout Lake Charles, which is still trying to recover from major damage caused by hurricanes Laura and Delta last year and an ice storm in February. More than a foot of rain was recorded at the airport, while nearly 18 inches was reported southwest of the city.
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said the flooding affected hundreds of homes, some of which were damaged in last year's hurricanes.
“The amount of flooded homes in the city is not determined yet but will absolutely be in the hundreds," Hunter told The Advocate, "and I believe we will have more homes flooded in the city of Lake Charles from this rain event than we had from Laura and Delta.”
Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service Office in Lake Charles declared a flash flood emergency in eastern Calcasieu and western Jefferson Davis parishes.
Video from KD's Diner in Lake Charles showed water sloshing around patrons' ankles.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office asked residents to stay off the roads.
"CPSO has deployed high water vehicles and boats on both sides of the parish and are we prepared to handle any flood-related call we receive," Sheriff Tony Mancuso said in a Facebook post. "We are urging all residents to be vigilant and keep an eye on the evolving weather situation. We are also urging residents to stay put and DO NOT travel on the roadways; driving on the roadways at this time is putting yourself in danger, along with causing damage to other residents’ property from the rising water."
Flooding in Texas
In Fannett, Texas, water was entering homes, KFDM-TV reported. Reports near the town showed as much as 18 inches of rain had fallen.
Outside of Lumberton, a school bus was stranded in standing water after its rear wheels got stuck in a culvert, KFDM reported.
About 48 miles to the northeast in Jasper, U.S. Highway 98 was closed when Sandy Creek overflowed its banks and spread across the roadway. It remained closed until almost 1:30 p.m. CDT.
County Judge Mark Allen told the Beaumont Enterprise all major roads in-and-out of Jasper were largely impassable, along with some county roads. He said homes and businesses also were flooded.
All of Jasper's schools closed Monday and buses could not run. Parents were asked to pick up their children, KJAS-TV reported.
Police in Tyler closed Douglas Boulevard as water rose there, threatening to flood cars parked along the street, according to KTRE-TV.
Parents use boats to pick up students from schools after nearly a foot of rain fell in Lake Charles, La., Monday, May 17, 2021. (Rick Hickman/American Press via AP)
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