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The mid-August flood in Louisiana was the third flood event in the past year to cause more than a billion dollars in damage in the state
September 20, 2016
As much as 15-30” of rain fell during a two-day period, putting it in the range of a 1,000-year return period rainfall event in certain regions (according to the National Weather Service), including the parishes of St. Helena, Livingston, and East Baton Rouge just north and east of Baton Rouge.