Louisiana officials confirm eighth death from floods

August 16, 2016

APTOPIX Deep South Weather — David Key looks at the back yard of his flooded home in Prairieville, La., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Key, an insurance adjuster, fled his home as the flood water was rising with his wife and three children and returned today to assess the damage. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Eight deaths are now attributed to the storms and flooding in south Louisiana, The Associated Press reports. Devin George, state registrar for vital records, says the latest confirmed death occurred in East Baton Rouge Parish. A 66-year-old man’s body was found in the Sherwood Forest area. George described it as an “accidental drowning” related to

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