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With up to $150,000 in flood damage to his southeast Louisiana car repair shop and no flood insurance, Lap Nguyen wasn't sure how he was going to repair his life. He's spent the past few days cleaning out Gonzales Car Care 20 miles southeast of Louisiana's capital, and hadn't thought about the next step. "I didn't go check with the bank yet. We did come to clean up the floods," he said in a telephone interview. Like thousands of other south Louisiana residents, he had to deal with the malodorous muck left after torrential downpours swamped drainage systems, including rivers and streams. The floodwaters that killed at least 13 people are slowly falling, giving way to the hard slog of ...

The editor of the major Louisiana newspaper that urged President Obama to cut short his summer vacation to see the devastating flooding that has damaged roughly 40,000 home said Friday he’s pleased that the president will visit the state. “Our feeling is that this is a crisis that calls for presidential leadership, and we're glad to see the president is coming,” Advocate Editor Peter Kovacs told Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.” “The magnitude of the devastation is something you really have to come here to see.” An editorial in the newspaper, the largest in Louisiana, on Thursday asked that Obama visit the state before his vacation ends Sunday in Martha’s Vineyard, M...

Donald Trump landed Friday in flood-ravaged Louisiana Friday, where he consoled homeowners and toured devastated communities, telling one homeowner he is "going to rebuild." The Republican presidential nominee, with ruing mate Mike Pence at his side, stopped at the home of Jimmy and Olive Gordan in Denham Springs, where the couple was still sweeping out floodwaters from their home. A ruined couch, chair and bedroom fuiture were piled on their lawn, and Jimmy Gordan told Trump he spent his 79th birthday on the roof of his house. Related Image Expand / Contract Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, and his ruing mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, listens to flood victi...

President George W. Bush was to to shreds in 2005 by mainstream media commentators for his initial response to Hurricane Katrina – yet President Obama’s detached response to the recent Louisiana floods has been met with resounding silence from those same outlets. “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” was the shocking charge by singer Kanye West about President Bush’s response to Katrina. West’s was a particularly blunt assessment, but echoed a growing narrative pushed by mainstream media outlets that Bush’s response was out of touch, inept and most of all, he didn’t care about people on the ground. Much of the media coverage at the time not only criticized Bush for the diffic...

The storm system that wreaked havoc on Louisiana, where four people died and 20,000 had to be rescued, is working its way into the Midwest, where officials are braced for major flooding. The storm system first moved west into Texas, then pivoted northeast, prompting flood waings in southe Illinois after five inches of rain fell on the region. National Weather Service forecaster Kim Humphrey said Sunday the storm system has cleared battered southe Louisiana, but said there is now "potential for flooding" to the north. Forecaster Kim Humphrey of the NWS station in Lake Charles, said there is “potential for flooding” in that region. The bad news for surrounding regions came as parts of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. – Robert and Gwen Arceneaux endured a sleepless night Sunday after noticing floodwater creeping into their home — in a neighborhood that had never seen water before. They gathered up their dogs and a few bags of belongings and fled out the back door, eventually wading through waist-deep water to a passing National Guard truck. Now safe at a movie studio-lot-tued-shelter their worries weren't over, as they tried to get medication for Robert, who suffers from lung cancer. "We need to get somewhere safer," Gwen said, as her dogs panted heavily under the hot sun. Across southe Louisiana Sunday, residents scrambled to get to safety as rivers and creeks burst their banks, ...

LIVINGSTON, La. – In high-water vehicles, boats and helicopters, emergency crews worked Sunday to rescue scores of southLouisianaresidents from deadly flooding as the goveor waed that it was "not over." From the air homes in southwestLouisianalooked more like little islands surrounded by flooded fields. Farmland was covered, streets descended into impassable pools of water, shopping centers were inundated with only roofs of cars peeking above the water. From the ground it was just as catastrophic. Drivers tried to navigate treacherous roads where the water lapped at the side or covered the asphalt in a ruing stream. Abandoned cars were pushed to the side of the road, lawn fuiture and...

The picturesque Main Street of Ellicott City, Maryland, faces a monthslong recovery that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars after devastating flooding left two dead and damaged nearly every home and business along the road, officials said. The two died when the town about 14 miles west of Baltimore took on 6.5 inches of water Saturday night, most of it between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., sweeping away hundreds of cars, tearing away sidewalks and wrecking storefronts and building foundations. A Pesylvania woman visiting the town with her family was one of those killed after their car was caught in the raging floodwaters and carried toward the Patapsco River, police said. Howard County Ex...

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – Historic, low-lying Ellicott City, Maryland, was ravaged by floodwaters Saturday night, killing two people and causing devastating damage to homes and businesses, officials said. Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman told The Associated Press by phone Sunday that the body of a man had been recovered, along with a woman's body that was recovered earlier Sunday in the Patapsco River. Everyone else had been accounted for, he said. The town about 14 miles west of Baltimore received 6.5 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service, and most of it fell Saturday evening between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. [embedded content] Videos posted on social media showed floodw...

July 5, 2016: Dodge Charger of Texas police officer who was swept away in flash flood. (Fox 4 News) Rescue crews in Texas searched Tuesday for an off-duty Southe Methodist University police officer who is presumed drowned after he was swept away in floodwaters. According to the Dallas Moing News, the unidentified officer was working security at a nearby construction site when a thunderstorm swept through the area. The officer called a dispatcher to report that his care was being submerged by the water. The paper reported he lost contact with officials at about 1:30 a.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews stopped the search for the officer at about 7 p.m. and are expected to continue scouring the a...

July 5, 2016: Dodge Charger of Texas police officer who was swept away in flash flood. (Fox 4 News) Rescue crews in Texas searched Tuesday for an off-duty Southe Methodist University police officer who is presumed drowned after he was swept away in floodwaters. According to the Dallas Moing News, the unidentified officer was working security at a nearby construction site when a thunderstorm swept through the area. The officer called a dispatcher to report that his care was being submerged by the water. The paper reported he lost contact with officials at about 1:30 a.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews stopped the search for the officer at about 7 p.m. and are expected to continue scouring the a...

At least 23 people have died from flooding in West Virginia, and officials fear that number will continue to climb. Earlier Friday, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin told a news conference that at least 14 people had died. However, a spokesman for the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security confirmed the high death toll Friday afteon. "Our focus remains on search and rescue," Tomblin said, later adding: "It's been a long 24 hours and the next 24 hours may not be much easier." Earlier Friday, Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill described "complete chaos" in his county, which appeared to be the hardest hit. "Roads destroyed, bridges out, homes bued down, washed off foundations," he told the Ass...

– At least 20 people have died from flooding in West Virginia, and officials fear that number will continue to climb. Earlier Friday, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin told a news conference that at least 14 people had died. However, a spokesman for the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security confirmed the high death toll Friday afteon. "Our focus remains on search and rescue," Tomblin said, later adding: "It's been a long 24 hours and the next 24 hours may not be much easier." Earlier Friday, Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill described "complete chaos" in his county, which appeared to be the hardest hit. "Roads destroyed, bridges out, homes bued down, washed off foundations," he told the A...

A West Virginia official says multiple fatalities have been reported in flooding that has devastated parts of the state as the desperate search for a 4-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters was expected to resume Friday. Rescue crews said the boy jumped into the water outside his home in Ravenswood. According to WCHS-TV, his grandfather tried to get into the water to save him but the current was too strong. The grandfather was able to get out of the water. The initial search Thursday lasted about five hours. Members of the search and rescue crews spotted by the boy twice but the water was moving too quickly and couldn’t reach him. At least two fatalities have been reported aft...

The desperate search for a 4-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in West Virginia is expected to resume Friday as the dangerous weather has already claimed the lives of two others. Rescue crews said the boy jumped into the water outside his home in Ravenswood. According to WCHS-TV, his grandfather tried to get into the water to save him but the current was too strong. The grandfather was able to get out of the water. The initial search Thursday lasted about five hours. Members of the search and rescue crews spotted by the boy twice but the water was moving too quickly and couldn’t reach him. Emergency Management and 911 Director Walter Smittle told the Associated Press the s...