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August 15, 2016

Louisiana bishop comforts evacuees at shelters; flooding displaces 20,000

Richard Rossi and his 4-year-old great-grandson Justice wade through water Aug. 15 after their home flooded in St. Amant, La.

BATON ROUGE, La. – As Louisiana's governor announced the federal government had declared a major disaster for the state Aug. 14, Catholic churches in the Baton Rouge Diocese called for volunteers to help those displaced by extreme flooding and asked flood victims what assistance they needed.

Published in International