Jim Brown
“What has happened down here is the winds have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Louisiana, Louisiana
They’re tryin’ to wash us away”
The Louisiana Bobcat Refuge was affected by the flooding and is asking for donations, according to Pamela Kay, director.
Kay listed immediates needs as welded 4- to 6-foot wire perimeter fencing panel rolls and posts. About 100 feet washed away and two habitats are completely damaged.
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that a total of 20 parishes have been declared a major disaster by the federal government. Previously, 12 parishes had received the federal declaration.
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Louisiana businesses and residents as a result of President Obama’s major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced.
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ request that President Barack Obama expand the existing federal declaration for the state of Louisiana to include additional parishes has been granted. These eight additional parishes were included in Gov.
